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Tom Coates of Blackstone Chambers is an accomplished junior barrister who assists notable commercial airlines on domestic and EU regulatory and commercial matters, with experience at all levels of court including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. His experience extends to advising on issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tom Coates has an impressive competition law practice covering abuse of dominance and a variety of other matters. He is experienced in standalone claims, CMA appeals and follow-on claims, including collective actions.
Tom Coates is a strong choice for a range of public law matters, focusing on regulated markets. He is instructed on behalf of regulators in energy, telecommunications and higher education. He is a member of the Attorney General's B panel.
Tom Coates is recognised for his experience within telecoms cases. He is known for representing telecoms operators in competition-related cases in the Competition Appeal Tribunal and in the High Court. Coates is well versed in spectrum auction matters. He is also frequently instructed by Ofcom.
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"Tom is clearly a very strong junior. He has great judgment and is very user friendly."
"Tom is really creative in his thinking. He is good at seeing a legal problem and also the practical aspects that go into it, proving sensitive to commercial concerns."
"Tom is very responsive, has exceptional judgement and is a pleasure to work with."
"He is a brilliant junior, provides extremely sound advice and is extremely easy to work with."
"Tom Coates is someone who is very available, very personable and thoughtful, and his written work is also very good and easy to understand."
"Tom Coates is someone who makes himself available and is very personable, so it's enjoyable to work with him. He is thoughtful and his written work is also very good, clear and easy to understand."
"Tom is fantastic. He's a silent assassin. He's very clever and is masterful on competition cases. He's our go-to barrister."
"Tom is a detailed and thorough barrister."
"Tom is clearly a very strong junior. He has great judgment and is very user friendly."
"Tom is really creative in his thinking. He is good at seeing a legal problem and also the practical aspects that go into it, proving sensitive to commercial concerns."
"Tom is very responsive, has exceptional judgement and is a pleasure to work with."
"He is a brilliant junior, provides extremely sound advice and is extremely easy to work with."
"Tom Coates is someone who is very available, very personable and thoughtful, and his written work is also very good and easy to understand."
"Tom Coates is someone who makes himself available and is very personable, so it's enjoyable to work with him. He is thoughtful and his written work is also very good, clear and easy to understand."
"Tom is fantastic. He's a silent assassin. He's very clever and is masterful on competition cases. He's our go-to barrister."
"Tom is a detailed and thorough barrister."
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