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Thomas Plewman KC KC
Position
Heavy commercial litigation practice focussed on fraud, financial services, professional negligence and insurance. 2023/22 cases include the ongoing defence of $1.9bn fraud claims in PJSC Bank v Kolomoisky (on trial in 2023, previously reported on jurisdiction [2019] EWCA Civ 1708); leading the defence of Ernst & Young LLP against the $3bn professional negligence claims brought by the Administrators of NMC Plc; leading the team for the counterclaimant in Azima v RAKIA, Dechert, Gerrard and Buchanan (on trial 2024, previously reported at amongst others [2023] EWCA Civ 507); and the arbitrations and related claims in the $10bn dispute over the SGS Investment Branch’s stake in FESCO, the holding company of the Russian port of Vladivostok.
Acted in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 and 2022 (postponed to 2023), and was named in The Lawyer Hot 100 2019.
He has also been called in the British Virgin Islands and the DIFC.
Education
B Com (UCT, cum laude); LLB (Wits, cum laude); BCL (Oxon). Graduated as top LLB student in his year and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for South Africa in 1990.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Plewman KC –Brick Court Chambers
‘Amazing ability to explain complex legal principles in basic understandable terms. Great with clients and fantastic on his feet.‘
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Thomas Plewman KC – Brick Court Chambers ‘Thomas is likeable and professional.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Thomas Plewman KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Very sharp and clever, he cuts to the chase and doesn’t waste time on non-issues. He is easy to work with, flexible and generally available and good on his feet.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Plewman KC – Brick Court Chambers ‘Thomas is a very sharp silk, flexible and good on his feet.’