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Website 0008 52. Sonia Shah Original

Sonia Shah

Managing Associate |  

Jersey  

sonia.shah@bedellcristin.com +44 (0)1534 814299

Sonia joined the firm in March 2016 from a legal firm in London. Her practice involves advising leading onshore law firms, fiduciaries and high net worth individuals in relation to trust, commercial, insolvency and regulatory matters. She acts for trustees and beneficiaries alike in contentious and non-contentious matters with an international element. She regularly assists with complex applications and trial work before the Royal Court and Court of Appeal in Jersey.

Sonia is part of the Bedell Cristin team which acts for the successful Plaintiffs, Cristiana Crociani and her daughters, in Crociani v Crociani, a $200 million breach of trust claim which has been before the Royal Court and Court of Appeal in Jersey and the Privy Council.

Sonia obtained a BSc in Mathematics at Durham University and subsequently undertook the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in London. Sonia completed her training contract at a London firm, before relocating to Jersey. She completed the STEP Diploma in International Trust Management with Distinction in 2020 and has recently completed her Jersey law exams in order to qualify as an advocate.


Professional

  • Solicitor - England & Wales (non-practising)
  • Advocate - Jersey
  • Civil Higher Rights of Audience - England & Wales
  • Contentious Trusts Associates (ConTrA)
  • TEP - (Trust and Estates Practitioner)


Credentials

  • Private Client Global Elite - Rising Leader - 2023, 2022
  • Future Leaders Top 100 - Citywealth Leaders List 2019
  • 'Channel Islands Top 35 Under 35' - eprivateclient 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019
  • 'Rising Stars' - Legal 500 UK 2023, 2022, 2021
  • 'UK & Crown Dependencies Top 35 under 35' – eprivateclient 2022, 2021 and 2020
  • 'Associates to watch' – Chambers UK and Global 2023, 2022 and 2021
  • STEP Excellence Award - 2021
  • Sonia is a fantastic lawyer. She's hard-working, responsive and on the ball. She's able to cut to the heart of complex matters and is comfortable dealing with complex, cross-border litigation.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Sonia is a rising star - she's really precise, excellent at drafting and really responsive.

    Chambers & Partners

  • She's definitely someone to watch.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Moreover she's a joy to work with.

    Chambers & Partners

  • She's an expert in the field of offshore work.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Sonia is a very thorough and very clever lawyer who's a delight to work with.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Sonia stood out in the matter as a shining beacon. She's brilliant - really good at client care.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Working with Edward Drummond and Sonia Shah is a pleasure. Accessible and wise in their thinking and approach.

    Legal 500

  • Edward Drummond has a can-do attitude combined with years of experience of offshore work. Sonia Shah is a star of the future and one to watch.

    Legal 500

  • Currently working with Edward Drummond and Sonia Shah. They are both quite exceptional. Edward is extremely clever, calm and knowledgeable. Sonia is a tremendously talented senior associate with a big future: very hard-working, responsive and engaging. They are a formidable team. I would have no hesitation recommending them.

    Legal 500

  • Edward Drummond, Sonia Shah and Robert Gardner are all excellent. They are also patient and happy to revisit and explain again some of the more technical points.

    Legal 500

  • Sonia Shah is a simply superb senior associate who is always on top of the cases she is working on.

    Legal 500

  • She's brilliant; she's good at explaining things to the client and has their confidence.

    Chambers & Partners