Maitland Chambers

Commercial litigation and arbitration, with a strong Chancery background. Thomas is best known for heavy business disputes across a variety of industries, civil fraud, company/ insolvency law, and banking/financial services work. He also enjoys a long-standing practice in more traditional Chancery areas, including trusts, estates and real property disputes. Most of his cases are international, giving him extensive experience of jurisdiction and conflicts of laws issues. Applications for freezing injunctions and other interim relief have also formed a substantial part of his practice for many years. He has experience of disputes within a wide variety of industries and sectors including: accountancy/audit, aviation, banking, financial services, IT, media & entertainment, mining & minerals, oil & gas, private client / wealth management, pharmaceuticals, property development and shipping. His notable and recent cases can be seen on the Maitland Chambers website.

2006 Called to the Bar,  Inner Temple (Princess Royal Scholar, Sir Stephen Chapman Scholar). 2018 Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association

Educated at Balliol College, Oxford (Classics – Congratulatory First Class Honours and various prizes), City University (CPE – Commendation and Tort Law Prize) and Inns of Court School of Law (BVC – Outstanding and various prizes); Princess Royal Scholar and Sir Stephen Chapman Scholar of Inner Temple.