Tobias Hamrin

Tobias Hamrin specialises in commercial dispute resolution and represents Swedish and international companies in courts and in arbitration proceedings. Tobias advises and litigates in a range of industries, such as insurance and construction, and has acted as counsel in several notable bankruptcy-related disputes. He also has extensive experience in matters concerning board member and auditor liability. Tobias also has experience of sitting as an arbitrator.

With additional degrees in International Law and in Economics including engineering mathematics, Tobias is able to add perspectives that are broader than that of just Swedish law to complex commercial disputes. Tobias has been noted in The Legal 500 ranking for his work in dispute resolution and insurance law, and is described in the 2023 edition as “very intelligent and also service-minded… an extraordinary legal gut feeling”.

Tobias is the principal for the SAA and SCC Arbitrator Training Programme for 2024.

Sample assignments:

• Dispute regarding agreed price for machine components within the airline industry
• Dispute regarding liability for the contractor and the property manager for a roof collapsing under snow load
• Dispute regarding consultant’s liability for construction documents
• Dispute regarding liability for an insurance distributor
• Dispute regarding liability in a real property transfer agreement due to lack of building permits
• Dispute regarding prospectus liability
• Dispute regarding liability for a mutual insurance company towards its policyholders
• Dispute regarding board liability
• M&A-related disputes
• Counsel for both bankruptcy trustees and for suppliers in several clawback procedures
• Regularly advises and represents international insurers in disputes and claims management on the Swedish market