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About
Provided by Alastair Tomson
Practice Areas
Alastair has an international advisory and litigation practice with experience of High Court and appellate proceedings, and international arbitration (ICSID, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, DIAC), across banking and financial services, natural resources, company, insolvency and high-value commercial disputes. Instructed in several leading cases involving interest rate swap mis-selling. Has represented the Government of Rwanda in a significant number of natural resources arbitration disputes since 2011. Experience of a range of international disputes involving cryptocurrencies, and Greek banking sector securitisations. Recognised as a leading barrister in the DIFC, first instance and appellate level, including high-value banking, civil fraud, and oil and gas disputes. Notable cases include: Mikadze v Del Rosso [2023] EWHC 2165 (KB); Massun v Mousi & Others [2022] DIFC CA 003 (DIFC Court of Appeal); Bay View Group LLC and The Spalena Company LLC v. Republic of Rwanda, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/21; Dansingani & Anor v Canara Bank [2021] EWCA Civ 714 (CA); Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP & Ors [2021] EWHC 1149 (QB); Kaamil v Kaawa [2020] CFI 032 (DIFC); Syndicate Bank v Dansingani [2019] EWHC 3439 (Ch); Michel v Michel [2019] EWHC 1378 (Ch); Marme Inversiones 2007 SL v Natwest Markets Plc [2019] EWHC 366 (Comm); Re Maud [2019] Ch. 15; Al Khorafi v Bank Sarasin Alpen [2018] DIFC CA 010; Aabar and Edgeworth v Maud [2018] EWHC 1414 (Ch); Marme Inversiones 2007 SL v RBS [2016] EWHC 1570 (Comm); Deutsche Bank AG v Unitech [2016] 1 W.L.R. 3598.
Professional Memberships
CIArb, ChBA, COMBAR, LCIA
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Alastair Tomson is a proficient junior appearing both led and unled in a wide variety of financial matters. He has skills in managing cases relating to LIBOR and EURIBOR manipulation, and acts on both the claimant and defendant sides.
Alastair Tomson maintains a busy commercial chancery practice, as part of which he regularly handles contentious and non-contentious company work. His areas of expertise include acting in unfair prejudice petitions, for both respondents and petitioners, and advising on transactional work. He regularly acts unled.
Alastair Tomson of 4 Stone Buildings enjoys a broad commercial practice, specialising in litigation and international arbitration. He has appeared in LCIA, ICSID, ICC and UNCITRAL arbitrations, acting for predominantly private company clients. He also has experience representing sovereign states in high-profile mandates.
Strengths
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"He strikes the balance brilliantly between putting forward the case on a sound legal footing, whilst also understanding the commercial factors at play for the client."
"Alastair Tomson is analytically brilliant. He really thinks about the issues and problems in a case."
"Alastair is very helpful and collegiate as part of a counsel team. He's also great tactically and on top of the cross-border aspects of international arbitration."
"Alastair is a fine advocate, who is very commercially astute and good with clients."
"Alastair is exceptionally hard-working and very impressive in his command of the law. Calm and collected, he reads the room very well and is brilliant strategically."
"He is technically extremely good."
"Alastair has an amazing brain but is very humble with it. He gets into the detail of a case and ticks every box in terms of what the instructing solicitor wants."
"He provides top-quality service and has compendious legal knowledge. He is a complete all rounder of the Bar."
"He is technically, extremely good, holds his own with senior barristers and is a silk in waiting."
"Alastair's analysis and advice are top notch. He is brilliant in matters with foreign law and, as a Middle East expert, is a credible alternative to engaging local counsel due to his qualifications."
"He is a clear-thinking, experienced and creative litigator, and he is also a pleasant person to work with."
"He strikes the balance brilliantly between putting forward the case on a sound legal footing, whilst also understanding the commercial factors at play for the client."
"Alastair Tomson is analytically brilliant. He really thinks about the issues and problems in a case."
"Alastair is very helpful and collegiate as part of a counsel team. He's also great tactically and on top of the cross-border aspects of international arbitration."
"Alastair is a fine advocate, who is very commercially astute and good with clients."
"Alastair is exceptionally hard-working and very impressive in his command of the law. Calm and collected, he reads the room very well and is brilliant strategically."
"He is technically extremely good."
"Alastair has an amazing brain but is very humble with it. He gets into the detail of a case and ticks every box in terms of what the instructing solicitor wants."
"He provides top-quality service and has compendious legal knowledge. He is a complete all rounder of the Bar."
"He is technically, extremely good, holds his own with senior barristers and is a silk in waiting."
"Alastair's analysis and advice are top notch. He is brilliant in matters with foreign law and, as a Middle East expert, is a credible alternative to engaging local counsel due to his qualifications."
"He is a clear-thinking, experienced and creative litigator, and he is also a pleasant person to work with."
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