Michael Tomlinson KC 3

The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC

Year of Call: 2002
Year of Silk: 2022
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: 01202 292102

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Clerks Details

  • Clerk Name: Robert Leonard
  • Clerk Telephone: 01202 249898
  • Clerk Email: [email protected]
  • Clerk Name: David Fielder
  • Clerk Telephone: 020 7583 8055
  • Clerk Email: [email protected]

Commercial

Michael Tomlinson KC is a Commercial and Chancery law specialist barrister. The former MP and Solicitor General returned to private practice in September 2024, having worked from 3PB from 2003 until 2015.

Michael accepts instructions at all stages of proceedings, providing advice, settling pleadings and appearing at interlocutory hearings and trials. Michael deals with claims relating to points of agency law, misrepresentation, restraints of trade, duress, estoppel arguments, termination of agreements, incorporation of terms and penalty clauses, deceit and conspiracy and the enforcement of settlement agreements. Michael is also experienced in dealing with international commercial and contractual disputes.

Michael’s practice encompasses the broad range of commercial and chancery work carried out in chambers including:

  • Advising in company, partnerships, insolvency and fraud cases
  • Acting over disputes over performance of contracts
  • Resisting applications for indemnity costs
  • Acting for the seller or buyers of high value equipment in disputes
  • Advising on the merits of resisting a claim on the basis of misrepresentation and estoppel
  • Appearing in a range of interlocutory hearings, including strike out and summary judgment applications, set aside applications, relief from sanctions applications, applications to join parties to proceedings and case management conferences
  • Advising on jurisdiction challenges and sovereign state immunity and 'forum non conveniens'
  • Advising on arbitrations in the UK and internationally

Given his background, Michael has a particular interest in statutory interpretation, and many of his cases involve niche points of law.

Michael believes that there are many commercial disputes, as well as wider civil matters, that are ripe for mediation and as a qualified mediator he is able to undertake work as a mediator for a broad range of commercial and civil matters. Michael has also appeared as an advocate at mediation.

 

 

 

 

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