Tom is a Solicitor in our Commercial Disputes team.
Tom deals with a range of property disputes and leads the team’s planning disputes work. He has experience working on small and large-scale development proposals. Tom advises commercial developers on risk identification and mitigation in early development stages, and also at appeals against planning permission refusals and enforcement notices.
In the public law arena, Tom has experience advising on regulatory disputes and judicial review challenges, including against planning decisions and successful appeals in the Supreme Court.
Tom’s commercial litigation work involves director and shareholder disputes, commercial debt claims, partnership disputes, and insolvency cases; particularly partnership and insolvency disputes in relation to property in the healthcare sector and acting for GP partnerships.
Prior to qualifying at Capital Law, Tom worked for an international law firm and has previously worked in the planning sector.
Expertise
- Commercial Disputes
- Public Law & Regulatory
- Social Housing
- Commercial litigation
- Property litigation – commercial and residential
- Property insolvency
- Public and Regulatory
- Planning appeals and planning disputes work
Recent work
High-profile client
Acting on behalf of a high-profile client to intervene in Supreme Court proceedings to achieve a successful result.
GPs
Advising GPs in relation to their proposed appeal against the General Medical Council’s refusal of their application for entry onto the specialist register by way of a certificate of equivalency.
Unpaid debts
Acting on an emergency basis for a company under threat of being wound up for unpaid debts.
Shareholder dispute
Acting for shareholders with respect to a company shareholder dispute.
Dilapidations case
Advising a client on a dilapidations case, and eventually recovering a higher-than-expected amount, including costs.
Telecommunications Act and Code of Practice
Advising a client on the Telecommunications Act and Code of Practice, including advice on the health impacts of 5G masts.
Breach of contract claim
Acting for a client in a breach of contract claim against former property agents for failing to maintain the client’s property to a specified standard.
Japanese Knotweed case
Advising clients in relation to an unstable wall adjoining their property, alongside a spread of Japanese Knotweed.
Possession of land
Advising clients on adverse possession of land adjoining their own.
Commercial tenant
Successfully negotiating early settlement with a landlord on behalf of a commercial tenant for rent arrears.