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Thomas de la Mare KC is frequently involved in high-profile challenges to secondary legislation. His notably broad expertise includes public law cases which overlap with commercial, human rights and EU law. He is a strong choice for corporate clients pursuing difficult regulatory appeals.
Thomas de la Mare KC is experienced in environmental litigation as part of his wider practice. He leads in significant work covering emissions litigation and marine matters.
Thomas de la Mare KC advises on pharmaceutical, telecoms and transportation sector judicial review proceedings that seek to challenge decisions made by UK public bodies on grounds of the failure to correctly apply EU law. He has experience in high-profile CJEU referral cases that question the legitimacy of the UK's programme of bulk interception and retention of communications data. He also stands out for his work in key cases that give an insight into the potential impact of Brexit on commercial contracts between the UK and member states.
Thomas de la Mare KC has a broad practice in group litigation. He is notable for his experience in large group claims concerning competition, consumer and environmental law.
Thomas de la Mare KC's leading practice in regulatory and public law frequently features cases in the life sciences industries, particularly pharmaceuticals.
Thomas de la Mare KC is an esteemed practitioner whose broad-based expertise covers the gamut of civil liberties and human rights law. He is a regular feature in cases concerning terrorism, torture and free speech, as well as immigration matters. He acts for companies, public bodies and private individuals.
Thomas de la Mare KC is viewed as a strong choice for collective proceedings orders. He also represents clients in competition infringement investigations, including possible breaches of undertakings in merger control filings.
Thomas de la Mare KC commands an excellent reputation as a leading media law barrister with expertise in advertising and broadcasting law, among other areas. His media practice is complemented by additional expertise in regulatory, intellectual property, EU and public law.
Thomas de la Mare KC is noted for his expertise in cases at the intersection of sports and European and competition law. His cases include disciplinary proceedings and betting cases.
Thomas de la Mare KC handles public and EU law-inflected cases for an impressive array of clients in the telecommunications and media sectors. He has experience in high-profile cases that examine the relationship between data protection laws and the obligation to share telecoms data with UK security services. De la Mare frequently appears in judicial reviews, as well as cases before the Commercial Court and the ECJ.
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"Thomas is fiercely intelligent and tenacious on his feet."
"He will come up with astonishingly creative approaches to cases. He is remarkable in terms of his creativity."
"He is my go-to silk for sports competition law work."
"He's a good, creative thinker, and if there is a case where passion and creativity is needed, he is the guy."
"He is an exceptionally clever lawyer."
"Thomas is a highly intelligent lawyer with a highly creative legal mind."
"Tom is absolutely a first-class advocate with a rare combination of being an effective, brilliant advocate and also enormously clever."
"Forthright, considered and on top of the detail quickly."
"Thomas de la Mare is very clever and creative."
"He is at the top of his game; he has a capacity to think in other ways that other barristers don't when it comes to litigation strategy. He serves our clients very well."
"Thomas de la Mare KC is an absolute star of the Bar and an exceptional advocate."
"Thomas de la Mare KC is absolutely terrific - a force of nature."
"Thomas de la Mare KC has tremendous depth of knowledge and experience, and has always been a top choice for European law matters."
"Thomas de la Mare KC is very impressive in court."
"He always displays good judgement in making informed arguments before the court."
"Thomas is brilliant, great in court and fights really hard. He is a very strategic thinker and gets through an insane amount of work."
"Thomas is incredible at getting to the heart of key issues and getting to persuasive arguments."
"He is an excellent advocate who has a very good manner both with clients and the court."
"Thomas is extremely hard-working. He has an engaging style of advocacy."
"Thomas sees things coming before others do; he is very good in spotting trends and problems before they arise."
"Tom is phenomenal. He is highly intelligent, very quick to come up with effective strategies in complex cases, and hugely knowledgeable about EU/retained EU and Withdrawal Agreement law."
"He is a very sophisticated and clever advocate."
"Thomas is a broad litigator who brings enthusiasm to all sorts of cases."
"He is undoubtably one of the cleverest silks I have ever met - extremely clever and wildly creative."
"He is intellectually brilliant."
"Thomas is my go-to silk for complex and high-stakes environmental matters. He is a hugely impressive and persuasive advocate, who quickly distils complex cases into cogent and compelling arguments."
"Thomas is incredibly accessible, incredibly engaged, hugely persuasive and incredibly resourceful too."
"He's a brilliant lawyer - very academic and very impressive."
"Thomas is fiercely intelligent and tenacious on his feet."
"He will come up with astonishingly creative approaches to cases. He is remarkable in terms of his creativity."
"He is my go-to silk for sports competition law work."
"He's a good, creative thinker, and if there is a case where passion and creativity is needed, he is the guy."
"He is an exceptionally clever lawyer."
"Thomas is a highly intelligent lawyer with a highly creative legal mind."
"Tom is absolutely a first-class advocate with a rare combination of being an effective, brilliant advocate and also enormously clever."
"Forthright, considered and on top of the detail quickly."
"Thomas de la Mare is very clever and creative."
"He is at the top of his game; he has a capacity to think in other ways that other barristers don't when it comes to litigation strategy. He serves our clients very well."
"Thomas de la Mare KC is an absolute star of the Bar and an exceptional advocate."
"Thomas de la Mare KC is absolutely terrific - a force of nature."
"Thomas de la Mare KC has tremendous depth of knowledge and experience, and has always been a top choice for European law matters."
"Thomas de la Mare KC is very impressive in court."
"He always displays good judgement in making informed arguments before the court."
"Thomas is brilliant, great in court and fights really hard. He is a very strategic thinker and gets through an insane amount of work."
"Thomas is incredible at getting to the heart of key issues and getting to persuasive arguments."
"He is an excellent advocate who has a very good manner both with clients and the court."
"Thomas is extremely hard-working. He has an engaging style of advocacy."
"Thomas sees things coming before others do; he is very good in spotting trends and problems before they arise."
"Tom is phenomenal. He is highly intelligent, very quick to come up with effective strategies in complex cases, and hugely knowledgeable about EU/retained EU and Withdrawal Agreement law."
"He is a very sophisticated and clever advocate."
"Thomas is a broad litigator who brings enthusiasm to all sorts of cases."
"He is undoubtably one of the cleverest silks I have ever met - extremely clever and wildly creative."
"He is intellectually brilliant."
"Thomas is my go-to silk for complex and high-stakes environmental matters. He is a hugely impressive and persuasive advocate, who quickly distils complex cases into cogent and compelling arguments."
"Thomas is incredibly accessible, incredibly engaged, hugely persuasive and incredibly resourceful too."
"He's a brilliant lawyer - very academic and very impressive."
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