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Articles

An office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation

Tom Robinson KC and Zihang Liu have written an article on an office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation. The article covers the following aspects: the general position if an office-holder is a claimant or a defendant in litigation the... Read more

By Thomas Robinson KC | Zihang Liu
Thursday 22 January 2026

News

New silk: Thomas Robinson KC

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Thomas Robinson has been appointed King’s Counsel at today’s ceremony at Westminster Hall. Thomas Robinson KC, has a strong commercial / chancery practice with particular emphasis on pensions, insolvency and corporate matters, including... Read more

Monday 24 March 2025

News

Thomas Robinson to be appointed King’s Counsel

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Thomas Robinson is to be appointed King’s Counsel. Tom, called to the bar in 2003, has a stellar commercial chancery practice with particular emphasis on pensions, insolvency and corporate matters including directors’ duties... Read more

Friday 24 January 2025

Publications

Company Directors – Duties, Liabilities, and Remedies (new release and launch event)

Lexa Hilliard KC | Thomas Robinson KC
March 2024

News

Dubai Financial Services Authority case features in BBC documentary

The Dubai Financial Services Authority has fined KPMG LLP $1.5m and its former audit partner $500,000 for failings in the audit of Abraaj Capital Limited. This is the largest fine ever imposed on an auditor by the DFSA. It is... Read more

Friday 27 January 2023

Articles

Challenging Office Holder Decisions After Baglan Operations Limited [2022] EWHC 647 (CH)

This article was first published in ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine Issue 10. Click here to view the full article

By Thomas Robinson KC | Daniel Scott | Daniel Petrides
Monday 26 September 2022

News

Counsel General for Wales & Ors v Gareth Allen (as Official Receiver) & Ors

On Monday last week, the High Court handed down judgment in Counsel General for Wales & Ors v Gareth Allen (as Official Receiver) & Ors [2022] EWHC 647 (Ch). The case is the first occasion on which the courts have... Read more

Wednesday 30 March 2022

Webchats

Disposals in administration [Part 2]: When is an evaluator independent?

David Pollard and Thomas Robinson have recorded our latest WebChat which discusses new restrictions on sales and other disposals in administration under paragraph 60A of Sch B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc to Connected Persons) Regulations... Read more

David Pollard | Thomas Robinson KC
Monday 14 March 2022

Webchats

Disposals in administration [Part 1]: Who is “connected”?

David Pollard and Thomas Robinson have recorded our latest WebChat which discusses new restrictions on sales and other disposals in administration under paragraph 60A of Sch B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc to Connected Persons) Regulations... Read more

David Pollard | Thomas Robinson KC
Monday 28 February 2022

Articles

Limitation and Deliberate Concealment after Canada Square v Potter [2021] EWCA CIV 339 (“Canada Square”)

By Thomas Robinson KC
Thursday 13 May 2021

Webchats

The new pre-pack regulations

Marcia Shekerdemian KC and Thomas Robinson discuss the new pre-pack regulations that came into force on Friday 30 April! Thomas Robinson has also written an Insolvency Commentary on this topic which can be found here.

Marcia Shekerdemian KC | Thomas Robinson KC
Tuesday 4 May 2021

Articles

All-change for Pre-Packs: New Regulations restricting business and asset sales by Administrators

By Thomas Robinson KC
Friday 30 April 2021