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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.”
He is frequently involved in complex and high value claims, where teamwork is central to obtaining an optimal outcome for the client: Legal 500 (2025) reports that “Tom is an excellent and persuasive advocate, extremely easy to work with. One of Tom’s most significant strengths is client management, something unique to most great barristers. Tom has an impressive emotional intelligence, balanced with an ability to clearly and constructively explain complex legal issues to clients in a way that puts them at ease.”
He seeks to help his clients resolve disputes at an early stage where appropriate: “Tom provides clear, concise advice which is commercially focused.” “He is always a safe pair of hands with an eye on the commercial sides of claims.” (Chambers & Partners (2025)).
If no compromise can be reached, he is able to draw upon considerable advocacy experience: “He is an excellent advocate. He is confident, impressive, and measured in his delivery.” (Legal 500 (2025)).
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 and the Bringing (Dis)Ability to the Bar Mentorship Scheme.
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Tom has acted in a wide variety of financial claims including those involving loans, guarantees, mortgages and pensions. He has particular expertise in cases which raise professional negligence issues, such as investment, pension and tax advice.
Legal 500 (2025) recommends Tom in both Banking and Finance and Financial Services and Fintech Regulation. It says that “He is approachable, very supportive and delivers commercially sensitive, and pragmatic advice.”
Tom’s commercial practice encompasses a wide range disputes, particularly claims for breach of contract and civil fraud claims.
Tom has extensive 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, including approved inspectors, architects, engineers of various types, monitoring surveyors and warranty surveyors. He has significant experience of TCC advocacy, including undertaking a four week trial as sole counsel.
Tom is recommended by Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal as a leading construction barrister. He is also recommended by Chambers & Partners for construction professional negligence. The 2025 directories report that:
Tom has experience of acting in a wide variety of insurance/reinsurance matters for both policyholders and insurers. Areas he has covered include directors & officers, professional indemnity and property insurance.
He is recommended as a leading insurance/reinsurance barrister by Legal 500 (2025) which says “Tom is highly personable, clear and efficient, and provides advice with both legal and commercial acuity.”
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.
He is recommended as a leading barrister in professional negligence by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal. He is also recommended by Chambers & Partners for construction: professional negligence. The 2025 directories report that:
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