Croft Solicitors is a specialist litigation practice with a well-established reputation in costs litigation and litigation funding. The firm primarily acts for receiving parties, with notable expertise in commercial litigation costs, catastrophic personal injury claims, and mesothelioma cases. Tom Blackburn, who heads the team, has extensive experience across all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court. He is particularly recognised for his work on complex funding issues and large group actions.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘It is the quality of the service received and the attention to detail when preparing large bills of costs for my matters. There is a strong team structure. They will, and regularly do, fight on to a full hearing.'

  • ‘Tom Blackburn is a no-nonsense, commercially astute lawyer who you can trust to fight your corner to the final hearing. He doesn't mess about. He is not afraid to take bills to a detailed assessment. Tom's team is well run and knows the importance of providing a quality service.'

  • 'Emma Plant is a star of the future. She gets on with it. A true star performer.’

  • 'Provide an excellent service to us in relation to complex, high-value asbestos bills of costs. They are the firm that I trust above all others with matters of complexity and difficulty.’

  • ‘Tom Blackburn and his team are the best costs team in the UK. Tom is head and shoulders above the leaders in the costs field.’

  • ‘Tom Blackburn is a leader in the costs field, strategically one of the best negotiators out there.'

Key clients

  • Fieldfisher LLP
  • Lansdowne Group Limited
  • Leigh Day LLP
  • MOH Law
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
  • Taylor Wessing
  • Micula
  • Dr Juliette Galea
  • Gunnercooke
  • MFG Solicitors
  • Aaron & Partners

Practice head

Tom Blackburn

Other key lawyers

Emma Plant; Amanda Cavanagh