Tom Dobson

Practice Areas

Tom is a specialist property litigator acting for a range of organisations and private clients seeking to resolve their property related disputes in a pragmatic and cost-effective manner.

Tom deals with a variety of residential and commercial property matters for both landlords and tenants. He has conducted litigation in the County Court, High Court and the Property Tribunal and has wide ranging experience of alternative dispute resolution processes including mediation, arbitration and expert determination.

He acts on both sides in relation to leasehold disputes involving breaches of covenant 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 specific commercial practice includes the full range of landlord and tenant-based disputes as well as property insolvency related matters, and he advises extensively in relation to opposed and unopposed business lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.