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Thomas Elias
Position
Commercial chancery barrister regularly instructed in a wide range of business disputes, including company, commercial, intellectual property, insolvency, off-shore and civil fraud litigation.
Interesting cases include:
Re AMT Coffee Ltd [2019] EWHC 46 (Ch) (unfair prejudice; excess remuneration; minority discount)
Pelikan v EUIPO T-112/17 (trade mark re NBA team logo for the New Orleans Pelicans)(General Court)
Re Galasys plc [2016] JRC 188 (Jersey company law dispute; shareholder reserve power)
Moroccanoil Israel Ltd v Aldi Stores [2014] EWHC 1686 (IPEC) (passing off; trade dress)
Sukhoruchkin v Van Bekestein [2014] EWCA Civ 399 (reflective loss; freezing injunctions)
Prince Abdulaziz v Apex Global Management Ltd [2014] UKSC 64 (relief from sanctions)
Career
Called 2008 (Inner Temple). Called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court 2013. Previous career as a clerk in the House of Lords.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR.
Education
King’s College, Cambridge (1995 BA; 1999 MA; 2001 MPhil; 2001 PhD).
City University (2007 CPE distinction; 2008 BVC outstanding, top in year)
Leisure
People, music, food, wine.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Intellectual property
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Elias – Serle Court ‘Thomas undergoes very thorough preparation, with a keen eye for detail and analysing the matter to find the best way to present the case. He is a strong advocate who is not intimidated by more senior opponents.’
London Bar > Company
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Thomas Elias – Serle Court ‘Thomas has a strikingly good eye for detail and his advocacy is perfectly judged, never overplaying a point but always pressing the point home until it lands.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Elias –Serle Court ‘Thomas has a strikingly good eye for detail and his advocacy is perfectly judged – never overplaying a point but always pressing the point home until it lands. Thomas radiates calm, and many a crisis passes unnoticed thanks to his grip on the situation. He is the perfect foil for a silk, who prefers to concentrate on the big picture, but is strategically very capable himself.’
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Elias –Serle Court ‘Thomas has a strikingly good eye for detail. His advocacy is perfectly judged: never overplaying a point but always pressing the point home until it lands.’