Tom Bourne > Cripps > Tunbridge Wells, England > Lawyer Profile
Cripps Offices
NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Tom Bourne
Work Department
Commercial dispute resolution
Position
Tom is a partner in the commercial dispute resolution team. Tom’s focus is on complex commercial disputes, injunctions, employment related disputes and contentious insolvency matters; including claims against former directors.
Tom often advises on disputes with an international element and is adept at handling supply and franchise agreement disputes.
He has developed expertise in relation to shareholder and partnership disputes and has particular experience in handling disputes within the food and drink sector.
Tom leads the Food and Drink team at Cripps and has a notable specialism of acting for vineyards, which is a growing segment of the food and drink sector in the South East.
Career
Trained Cripps Harries Hall (now Cripps) (2009); Qualified (2011); Associate (2016); Senior Associate (2017); Managing Associate (2020) Partner (2022)
Memberships
Tom is a member of the Association of Partnership Practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
The ‘skilled and practical’ team at Cripps in Tunbridge Wells handles complex disputes for UK and international clients, companies and business individuals across several sectors including the advertising and media, technology, food and drink, and property industries. Recent work has involved litigation related to commercial contracts, insolvency and restructuring matters, professional negligence claims and post-transactional disputes. Heading up the team is Philip Youdan and the ‘fantastic, efficient, sensible and wise’ Ed Weeks, who is well-known for his expertise in shareholders’ disputes and directors’ duties issues. ‘Go-to lawyer’ Joanna Ford has a specialism in handling restructuring and insolvency matters as well as shareholder disputes concerning IT and technology contracts. Also of note is Tom Bourne, who has a particular interest in the food and drinks sector, with experience in commercial and post-transactional disputes. Hannah Proctor is well versed in misfeasance claims and breach of contract disputes, praised as a ‘successful litigator’. In early 2024, the firm merged with Horsham-based firm PDT Solicitors, which added the expertise of William Angas, Ben Ashworth and Justin McConville to the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector