Tom Dobson
Senior Associate
Tom is a specialist property disputes solicitor acting for a range of organisations and private clients with an emphasis on pragmatic and cost-effective dispute resolution.
Tom deals with a variety of residential, commercial and rural property matters for both landlords and tenants. He has conducted litigation in the County Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and the Property Tribunal, and has wide-ranging experience of alternative dispute resolution processes including mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
His work includes landlord and tenant disputes such as unlawful alterations and sub-letting, the non-payment of ground rent and service charge as well as dilapidations claims and forfeiture proceedings. He also has extensive experience bringing and defending possession claims, particularly the removal of trespassers from both residential and commercial premises.
Tom’s practice includes development work and rights of light, as well as property insolvency-related matters and disputes arising from commercial acquisitions. He also advises extensively in relation to opposed and unopposed business lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
Tom qualified as a solicitor in 2016.
