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Thomas Grant KC KC
Position
Thomas practises mainly in the Chancery Division and Commercial Court, as well as in the BVI and Cayman Islands, and has particular experience in heavy multi-party disputes. Regarded as one of the leading advocates at the commercial chancery Bar Thomas was awarded Chancery Silk of the Year 2021 by Chambers and Partners. He spends a good part of his professional life in the courtroom and has appeared in a very large number of reported decisions (over the last four years alone Thomas has appeared in over 40 reported cases). Thomas also has a substantial international arbitration practice.
Thomas has a particular interest in fraud claims and is well known for his expertise in obtaining and defending freezing and related interim orders, including Norwich Pharmacal orders. He is also well known for his experience in committal applications arising out of fraud claims, having appeared in some of the most significant cases in this area over the last 10 years. He is also instructed to provide chancery and company law input in very high value matrimonial disputes and has appeared on a number of occasions in leading cases in the Family Division.
His advocacy has been commended by the Court of Appeal as “lucid and compelling” (Zinda v BOS) and as “engaging and very able” (Platform Home Loans v BOS).
Career
Call: 1993
KC: 2013
Education
- BA (Hons) First Class
- Dip Law, Distinction
- Called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands (2015)
- Called to the Bar of Cayman Islands (2022)
- Visiting Professor of Politics and Law at Gresham College for 2020-2022
- Visiting Professor of Law (in Practice) at the London School of Economics 2022-2025
- Bencher of Middle Temple
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Thomas Grant KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘He is extremely clever. He is excellent with clients and offers brilliant yet pragmatic solutions.’
London Bar > Property litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Grant KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Extremely clever yet very user-friendly; excellent with clients; offers brilliant yet pragmatic solutions.’
London Bar > Company
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Thomas Grant KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Thomas never fails to perform at a very high standard in every aspect, instilling confidence in clients and instructing solicitors.’
Wilberforce Chambers ‘offers strength and depth across the board in all company and Chancery matters, with approachable and ferociously bright barristers‘. The set has a solid track record in advising on cross-border company law matters, and continues to advising on cases involving directors’ duties issues, financial assistance and shareholder disputes. Lexa Hilliard KC is sought after for her strong track record in advising on high-profile shareholder disputes. Thomas Grant KC is appearing in proceedings in the Cayman Islands concerning the value of minority shareholdings in Chinese social media company Weibo.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Thomas Grant KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Cuts straight to the point and immediately grasps the relevant detail. He is a barrister that judges listen to.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Thomas Grant KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Thomas is a fantastic strategist and a master at steering the court’s attention to the key elements of the case – he is simply brilliant to work with.’
Wilberforce Chambers is ‘excellent for fraud, insolvency and commercial Chancery work’, regularly handling claims involving allegations of misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of duty, as well as accessory liability. Tim Penny KC was instructed by the first and seventeenth defendant in Suppipat and others v Narongdej and others, a $1bn claim arising from allegations of fraud and asset-stripping related to dealings in the shares of Thailand’s largest wind farm company, Wind Energy Holding. In Harrington & Charles Trading Company and others v Mehta and others, another $1bn claim, Thomas Grant KC and Emily McKechnie are defending various members of the Mehta family, accused of misappropriating and laundering proceeds from their diamond and precious metals businesses in an international fraud scheme. Alan Gourgey KC, leading Bobby Friedman, act for the defendants in Steenbok Newco 10 SARL v Formal Holdings, a fraud claim advanced by assignees of the Steinhoff Group, involving allegations of misappropriation and laundering of £90m in payments made by the now-liquidated South African conglomerate.
The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Thomas Grant KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Thomas is a fantastic advocate.’