SILK PROFILE

Tom Smith KC

Global 2026

 South Square

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Restructuring/Insolvency

UK

Offshore (Bar)

UK

Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery

UK

Dispute Resolution: Commercial

UK

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Chambers Global Guide

Restructuring/Insolvency - UK

Star Individuals
Individual Editorial

Tom Smith KC is a popular silk with an impressive caseload including substantial domestic and international matters. He stands out for his work on schemes of arrangement, and is considered particularly noteworthy for his responsiveness and efficiency on cases. He is also experienced in the handling of offshore fund liquidations.

Strengths

A leading advocate in the restructuring field and a go-to for RPs, schemes and insolvency matters.

Tom is an outstanding advocate and clearly the go-to person for contentious restructurings and is always someone you want on the team.

He is at the top of his game and currently one of the best advocates out there.

Tom Smith is a real class act. He is etremely approachable and responsive and his judgement is invariably correct.

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Offshore (Bar) - UK

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Tom Smith KC is a leading commercial litigation expert with experience of investment funds disputes and liquidation matters involving a number of offshore jurisdictions. He regularly appears in the BVI, the Cayman Islands and the Middle East, Smith acts in several high-profile offshore cases, including major appeals to the Privy Council.

Strengths

He is at the pinnacle of his career. Tom is an extremely competent counsel, an impressive advocate, well prepared, thoughtful and a pleasure to work with.

Tom gets how to make the matter appear easy to all - including importantly the judge.

He presents his case methodically and is a very good, intellectual advocate.

Tom Smith is bright, clever, accessible, down to earth and a team player.

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Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery - UK

Band 1
Strengths

Tom is very impressive in court.

Tom is one of the leading silks in the City, especially for insolvency and restructuring work. He is a first rate advocate, who gives robust, commercial and succinct advice.

Tom is brilliant at distilling complex issues into digestible advice.

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Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK

Band 4
Strengths

Tom Smith is a very good advocate and one of the best at presenting a compelling case. He is also super hard-working and responsive.

Tom is the more modern breed of silk in that he is readily accessible, he's responsive and he's easy to deal with. He is also very pragmatic and commercial in the way he approaches cases.

Tom always presents complicated arguments in a succinct yet forceful way. He is also very approachable.

He is probably the leading insolvency silk at the Bar. He is the master of that area of law.

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