Tom has significant advocacy experience in a broad range of litigation at all levels of tribunal. He has conducted countless final hearings as a sole advocate and worked with leading QC’s in cases of particular importance.
Tom is a specialist in complex or high value injury litigation, professional negligence, insurance coverage disputes and costs law relating to his areas of practice.
In 2017 Tom appeared for the successful insurer in Howlett and another v Davies and Ageas Insurance Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1696 which is the leading authority on the term "fundamental dishonesty" in the context of injury claims.
Before coming to the independent bar, Tom was an employed barrister in commercial disputes at an offshore law firm.
Tom is also an associate barrister at the leading northern set Parklane Plowden.
Tom’s practice involves complex and high value personal injuries, clinical negligence litigation at all levels and acting as a junior in catastrophic injury claims.
He has significant experience of the full range of injuries including brain, spinal, amputation and fatalities. Tom has also worked on a number of multi-party actions in relation to product liability, air and road accidents and in respect of injury and illness abroad.
Tom is often instructed to defend claims on the basis of dishonesty in relation to motor and other policies of insurance.
Tom also has expertise in the law of costs, professional negligence and insurance disputes arising out of injury litigation.
Cases
Tom has experience of working with the leading firms and insurers. Some of his cases remain confidential. The following is only a selection of his recent representative litigation.
Serious and Catastrophic Injury
Multi-party litigation and accidents abroad
Professional Negligence, Insurance and Costs in Personal Injury
Tom’s practice involves complex and high value personal injuries, clinical negligence litigation at all levels and acting as a junior in catastrophic injury claims. He has undertaken a large number of clinical negligence claims in the full range of medical disciplines and ofteninvolving multiple experts
Cases
Tom has experience of working with the leading firms and insurers. Some of his cases remain confidential. The following is only a selection of his recent representative litigation.
Professional negligence work forms a substantial part of Tom’s practice. He is often instructed by the insurers of legal and financial professionals. He also acts for Claimants against their own lawyers and, in particular, brokers of financial products.
Cases
The following is a selection of Tom’s recent cases. Some matters remain confidential.
Financial
Solicitors
Tom has been instructed in all manner of insurance coverage disputes. He undertakes work on points of discrete insurance law but also where the underling claims concern personal injury or professional liability and in which he has substantial expertise.
Cases
The following is a selection of Tom’s recent cases. Some matters remain confidential.
Tom’s work in civil fraud spans injuries, insurance policies, professional negligence and other commercial situations. He generally acts for the defrauded party.
In 2017 Tom appeared for the successful insurer in Howlett and another v Davies and Ageas Insurance Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1696 which is the leading authority on the term "fundamental dishonesty" in the context of injury claims.
Tom has acted acted in many motor fraud cases at first instance and on appeal.
He also has significant experience of fraud against other policies of insurance and in cases involving professionals. He was instructed in Morkot and others v Watson & Brown [2014] EWHC 3439 (QB) which concerned “gifted deposits” in the property market.
He also has significant experience of fraud against other policies of insurance and in cases involving professionals. He drafted the pleadings against solicitors in Morkot and others v Watson & Brown [2014] EWHC 3439 (QB) which concerned “gifted deposits” in the property market.
Whilst at the employed bar, Tom was part of the team instructed by a trustee defendant in the long running Alhamrani v Alhamrani litigation.
Personal injuries bar association
Professional negligence bar association
Professional negligence lawyers association
British insurance law association
LLB, University of Durham
Public access qualified
Authorised by the Bar Standards Board to conduct litigation
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