Tom Collins Email & Phone Number

I am a Partner in the Construction Team at Weightmans and lead the team nationally.Weightmans is a national top 45 law firm with offices in England and Scotland.I provide advice to clients in the private and public sector. I am recommended in the Legal 500 and ranked in Chambers and Partners. Clients have said that I am “An exceptional lawyer who provides clear and consistent advice. Tom Collins has the ability to deal with complex issues and highly technical matters and translate these into a clear, concise and logical form when presenting a case" and that "He gives down-to-earth, practical advice and delivers results”.I have a particular emphasis on dispute resolution in the construction sector advising on claims for time and money, payment notice disputes, final account claims and defects claims / negligence. It is always my aim to help clients to try to avoid disputes arising in the first place. I therefore provide hands on day to day project advice. I have advised and acted in all forms of dispute resolution including High Court proceedings, adjudication and arbitration with a focus on large value complex disputes. I have also acted in a number of disputes which were subject to Alternative Dispute Resolution and have conducted many mediations. I advise in relation to the drafting of construction contracts and associated documents including consultant appointments and collateral warranties.Further testimonials include that I was "highly effective at both providing direct advice and managing others to ensure that the client experience was as easy as possible…Tom was always aiming to resolve this difficult issue in our favour in the most pragmatic way possible, thinking as laterally as he could to ensure all scenarios were considered. I would happily recommend Tom and the Weightmans team" and "A very significant and positive outcome for us which I think surpassed all our original expectations, we simply couldn’t have done this without you". I deliver training to clients and external seminars. I also contribute articles to trade sector press. I have previously acted in large value complex claims involving issues such as breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, misrepresentation and injunctive relief. I have advised on matters involving freezing orders and search orders as well as IT disputes, judicial review claims, property damage claims, restraint of trade actions and commercial agency claims.

Listed skills include Alternative Dispute Resolution, Dispute, Legal Advice, Commercial Litigation, and 9 others.