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Tom Jenkinson

Tom is a Senior Associate and Solicitor Advocate, specialising in costs disputes since 2012. Tom regularly prepares skeleton arguments and advocates in the High Court of Justice and Senior Courts Costs Office. He has a substantial amount of experience in appeals and other reported decisions, developing the law on several key issues such as costs management, switches in litigation funding, the provisional assessment procedure, offers of settlement, fixed costs, qualified one way costs shifting (also referred to commonly as QOCS), payments on account of costs, non-party costs orders against solicitors and contracts between solicitors and clients. · Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP

EnglandCosts, Civil Litigation

About

Tom Jenkinson is a Senior Associate and Solicitor Advocate who has specialised in costs disputes since 2012. He regularly prepares skeleton arguments and advocates in the High Court of Justice and the Senior Courts Costs Office, and has substantial experience in appeals and reported decisions developing the law on a range of costs issues.

Practice areas

CostsCivil Litigation

Office

Expertise

Costs managementSwitches in litigation fundingProvisional assessment procedureOffers of settlementFixed costsQualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS)Payments on account of costsNon-party costs orders against solicitorsContracts between solicitors and clientsAppeals and reported decisions

Education

  • Economics/Business Management degree, Manchester University (2:1)
  • Legal Practice Course (LPC) — Commendation

Admissions

  • Chartered Legal Executive (admitted August 2018)
  • Solicitor (admitted February 2020)
  • Solicitor Advocate (admitted March 2023)