Barrister at Ropewalk Chambers.Ranked by the Legal 500 as a ‘Leading Junior’ in Inquests & Inquiries, Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation.Ranked by Chambers UK as an 'Up and Coming' junior in Clinical Negligence and Commercial Dispute Resolution.Featured in October 2023 as one of the ‘new leading names … across the UK Bar’ according to Chambers UK (https://chambers.com/topics/up-and-comers-across-the-uk-bar).Appointed to the Attorney General’s Regional B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown with effect from 1 March 2023.—Called to the Bar (Inner Temple): 2014. Qualifications: MChem (Hons) Chemistry, University of York; GDL (Distinction), Nottingham Law School; BPTC (Outstanding), Nottingham Law School.—Tom is recognised as a leading practitioner in clinical negligence, inquests & inquiries, personal injury and commercial litigation.He is described by the legal directories as “an all-round excellent counsel” who “never fails to impress” and is praised for his “mastery of the brief” and “sensitivity to the needs and interests of his instructing solicitors and clients”. He is “approachable, considered, articulate and intelligent” and “often able to think of imaginative solutions”. As such, he is regularly instructed in complex and high-value matters, including those attracting media interest, and is a particularly experienced appeal advocate considering his level of call. In October 2023, he was featured as one of the ‘new leading names … across the UK Bar’ according to Chambers UK.The breadth of Tom’s practice is apparent from his instructions on applications, at trial and on appeal in matters ranging from personal injury and disease to commercial disputes and costs. He was appointed to the Attorney General’s Regional B Panel in 2023.Full details of his practice can be found on the Ropewalk Chambers website (https://www.ropewalk.co.uk/our-people/barristers/thomas-herbert).