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Tom Owen KC
Position
Tom Owen is Construction and Energy Junior of the Year (Legal 500).
Tom is recognised as “one of the most promising juniors at the Bar” (Who’s Who Legal). Legal Week’s ‘Stars at the Bar’ say “he has everything you would want of Counsel“.
Tom is known particularly for his advocacy and trial work. He is described as having a “tenacious ability to deal with difficult cross-examinations and the talent of having just about every single fact to hand” (Legal 500).
Of Tom’s cross-examination: “he destroyed the other party’s case – such that they withdrew their claim before a decision was reached” (Legal Week’s ‘Stars at the Bar’).
Tom regularly appears as advocate in the High Court and in arbitration. He is often Counsel of choice to lead heavy or complex TCC litigation. Tom has appeared a number of times in the Court of Appeal.
Tom was appointed as a Recorder in 2022 to civil litigation.
Career
Called 2011; pupil, Keating Chambers 2011-12; tenant 2012 to date; TECBAR-accredited adjudicator and appointed to the CEDR Solve Adjudication Panel 2013.
Languages
French, German.
Education
Loughborough Grammar School; Downing College, University of Cambridge, (2010 BA Hons Law); Nottingham Law School (2011 Bar professional training course, ranked top in the year); Certificate of Honour, Middle Temple (2011); Baron Dr Ver Heyden De Lancey Prize Winner, Middle Temple (2012).
Leisure
Tom is a keen sportsman. He enjoys playing and watching football, rugby and cricket.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Energy
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Tom Owen KC –Keating Chambers ‘An outstanding advocate, Tom is fierce and dedicated when fighting your corner.’
Keating Chambers principally focuses on construction projects but spans many markets, among them oil and gas, nuclear, energy-from-waste, windfarms, renewable energy, and mining. 2022 silk appointment Paul Buckingham KC, who is ‘very measured, and gives very clear non-nonsense advice’, specialises in major construction, energy and engineering disputes, particularly those involving international projects – he is currently acting for Surrey County Council in relation to a waste treatment and energy from waste facility in Shepperton, which has £205m in PFI credit funding from DEFRA. Simon Hughes KC is currently involved in a high-profile matter concerning the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor, and turning to the set’s juniors Tom Owen KC appeared as sole counsel for the defendants in Premier Engineering v MW High Tech Projects, a TCC matter final account dispute.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Tom Owen KC –Keating Chambers ‘Tom is very eloquent and persuasive. He makes the right points at the right time and in a way that cuts to the heart of the key issues. He also keeps on top of the detail and often drives the work in the background, which is particularly helpful in complex and acrimonious cases.’
London Bar > Construction
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Tom Owen KC– Keating Chambers ‘Tom is friendly, clear, meticulous and has a fantastic mind for untangling thorny issues.’