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Tom Sandeman
Senior Associate

Tom Sandeman

Senior Associate

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Tom is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration team in London specialising in commercial dispute resolution. He has experience dealing with High Court litigation and international arbitration, as well as pre-litigation advice and litigation strategy. His cases are often complex and high-profile and they frequently involve cross-border elements.

Tom advises clients in a wide range of industry sectors, including media, life sciences, infrastructure, financial services, and government entities. He has a particular focus on environmental disputes, including group actions and class actions brought against corporate clients by large numbers of individuals.

Tom has previously spent six months seconded to a well-known vehicle manufacturer, where he worked as part of an in-house legal team, dealing with a range of commercial and consumer disputes.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "Always available and comes back with answer and solutions."
    Legal 500, 2025
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    "Tom Sandeman is a name for the future."
    Legal 500, 2025
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    "Tom Sandeman is a real team player and a particular joy to work with."
    Legal 500, 2025

Relevant experience

  • Representing a major national broadcaster in High Court litigation following damage to telecommunications infrastructure.
  • Defending waste services operators against group actions for private nuisance.
  • Defending a European telecommunications company against billion-pound litigation brought in England and Luxembourg involving allegations of fraud and conspiracy.
  • Advising private equity clients on post-completion disputes arising in relation to payment of deferred consideration.
  • Representing a high-profile sports rights company on disputes arising as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, through High Court litigation and arbitration.
  • Advising foreign government entities on proceedings in the UK, including matters of service and enforcement.

Publications

  • Contributor to the Pensions Law Handbook (16th Edition), Bloomsbury Professional.

Education

  • 2014 – LPC, Kaplan Law School, London
  • 2013 – GDL, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
  • 2010 – BA (Hons), University of Oxford, Oxford
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