Tom specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking and finance, corporate insolvency and restructuring and company law including investment funds (hedge funds and private equity) and civil fraud and asset recovery.
Tom is an experienced advocate in both court litigation and arbitrations. He has extensive experience of major commercial trials. He has also been involved in many of the major restructuring and insolvency cases in recent years, including significant Supreme Court and Privy Council decisions in the fields of banking, insolvency and restructuring and investment funds. Tom frequently appears as an advocate both in England and in other jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Dubai, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago and Gibraltar.
Tom is described as being very bright, quick-witted and very approachable. He is named by Chambers and Partners as a leading silk in seven areas (banking & finance, chancery: commercial, commercial dispute resolution, company, fraud: civil, restructuring/insolvency and offshore) and as a star individual in restructuring and insolvency.
Tom is Head of Chambers at South Square. He is also a member of the Financial Markets Law Committee and a Deputy High Court Judge, Chancery Division.
Insolvency and Restructuring +
Banking and Finance +
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration +
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Contact
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“His advocacy is a joy to watch – sharp, witty and persuasive.”
“He is very user friendly in conference and a strong team player.”
“Technically brilliant, extremely hard working and a genuine star.”
“Probably the best English QC doing Cayman work – he is very popular with all the firms.”
“Tom is absolutely at the top of his game – a highly respected and authoritative presence in front of judges, masterful in his cross-examination of hostile witnesses, and also very responsive and willing to get involved in a way that instructing lawyers and clients really appreciate.”
“Tom is a formidable advocate and master strategist with a towering intellect. Yet, despite his status, he rolls his sleeves up and mucks in.”
Ranked in
Banking & Finance (Including Consumer Credit), Commercial Litigation, Fraud: Civil, Insolvency, International Arbitration: Counsel, Company and Partnership Offshore
Banking & Finance, Chancery: Commercial, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Company, Fraud: Civil, Restructuring/Insolvency, Offshore
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