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“Tom is an experienced and savvy construction lawyer with first-class drafting skills. He is an excellent oral advocate – smooth, yet direct and on top of the detail.”
Tom is recommended as a leading junior in Banking & Finance, Construction, Financial Services, Insurance & Reinsurance, Professional Negligence and Professional Negligence: Technology & Construction.
Comments from the directories include:
“Tom Asquith is very considered, thoughtful and responsive. He is very engaged and works incredibly hard.” (Chambers & Partners 2024).
“Tom is an excellent barrister. He has in-depth technical knowledge and an understanding of the construction profession. Tom is a strong advocate who is able to present a case in a clear and persuasive manner. He is friendly, polite, approachable, positive but robust and able to elicit key information from clients even on more sensitive aspects of a case.” (Legal 500 2024).
He is on the Executive Committee of the Professional Negligence Bar Association, an advocacy trainer for Lincoln’s Inn and a mentor on the Lincoln’s Inn Pupillage Foundation Scheme.
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“Tom is a persuasive advocate. He has an affable style which puts judges at ease.” – Legal 500: Banking and Finance
“Tom is level-headed and calm, and excellent with clients. Extremely impressive advocacy.” – Legal 500: Financial Services Regulation
Tom has acted in a wide variety of financial claims including those involving loans, guarantees, mortgages and pensions.
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“Tom Asquith is very considered, thoughtful and responsive. He is very engaged and works incredibly hard.” – Chambers & Partners: Professional Negligence: Technology and Construction
“Tom is an excellent barrister. He has in-depth technical knowledge and an understanding of the construction profession. Tom is a strong advocate who is able to present a case in a clear and persuasive manner. He is friendly, polite, approachable, positive but robust and able to elicit key information from clients even on more sensitive aspects of a case” – Legal 500: Construction
Tom has significant experience of construction disputes, in adjudication, arbitration and litigation. He has acted in employer-contractor disputes and in cases involving a variety of construction professionals, particularly engineers and architects.
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“Tom has an impressive knowledge of insurance law and expertise in policy coverage analysis. He provides advice on complex policy coverage points in a manner that is clear, succinct and easily digestible, yet is very clearly on top of the detail.” – Legal 500: Insurance and Reinsurance
Tom acts for both policyholders and insurers. He has completed a secondment in Mayer Brown LLP’s insurance department, helping him to understand insurance cases from an instructing solicitor’s perspective. He has also spent time at Lloyd’s shadowing underwriters.
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“Tom is impressive, knowledgeable and congenial.” – Chambers & Partners: Professional Negligence
“Tom is a fantastic barrister. He is very easy to work with, his drafting is impeccable and he feels a part of the legal team offering concise, candid and practical advice.” – Legal 500: Professional Negligence
“Tom is measured in his thinking and does not let anything get past him.” – Chambers & Partners: Professional Negligence
“He understands the commerciality of claims and tailors his advice accordingly.” – Legal 500: Professional Negligence
Tom is instructed by both claimants and defendants across a wide range of professions. He has particular experience in claims relating to accountants/financial advisers, construction professionals, lawyers and valuers.
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