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Thomas Dance
Position
Tom’s financial relief practice encompasses matrimonial finance, Schedule 1 applications, cohabitation claims and claims under the Inheritance Act. His children law practice includes internal and external relocation, child arrangements disputes and international child abduction.
Career
Called 2012; Middle Temple.
Languages
French – conversational
Dutch – poor
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Resolution (Associate Member)
Education
Radley College; University of Oxford (BA in Law); University College London (LLM in Jurisprudence); BPP Law School (BPTC).
Leisure
Tom is obsessed with ceramics and is a fanatical tennis player. Of a Sunday afternoon, he will either be on court imagining he is treading the soft turf of Wimbledon, or hunched over a pottery wheel. Other interests include guitar, piano and groundlessly asserting that he could have been a Michelin starred chef
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Dance – 1 King’s Bench Walk ‘Thomas is always meticulously prepared and has phenomenal attention to detail. Judges love his calm but forceful style of advocacy.’
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Thomas Dance – 1 King’s Bench Walk ‘Thomas gives clear and direct advice to clients without legal jargon. He passionately fights his client’s corner and considers options outside the box.’