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Tom Finnerty

Trainee Solicitor

Tom Finnerty

Trainee Solicitor

Tom is a third seat trainee solicitor in the Commercial Real Estate Team. Having joined Clarkslegal in March 2025, Tom has completed seats with the Dispute Resolution and Corporate Commercial Teams. He has worked closely with the partners on various litigation matters, including complex, high value High Court proceedings, and a wide variety of corporate transactions.

Tom completed a Philosophy degree at the University of Southampton, before going on to study both the GDL and LPC at the University of Law in Reading. Prior to joining Clarkslegal, he gained experience as a paralegal working in Construction Insolvency.

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  • 27 February 2026
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

How (not!) to serve a winding up petition on a company using a default address

This case concerned an appeal by DG Resources Ltd (“DG”) on the basis that a winding up petition brought by HMRC (the “Petition”) was invalidly served.

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  • 28 January 2026
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Looking ahead to Dispute Resolution in 2026

2026 is shaping up to be a busy year with a number of important changes due to be implemented by new legislation.

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  • 11 November 2025
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Renters’ Rights Act

We have been closely monitoring the progress of the Renter’s Rights Bill whilst it has been going through Parliament given the major reforms it proposed to the residential rental market in England.

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  • 06 August 2025
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Product liability reform: New Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

The law on product safety is set to undergo reform as the new Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 was passed in July.

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  • 10 February 2025
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

We are living in a material world, but am I a material breach?

In this article we will be looking at the meaning of these different types of breach.

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  • 13 January 2025
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Looking ahead to Dispute Resolution in 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a busy year with  a number of important changes due to be implemented by new legislation. In this article we take a look at a few of the changes affecting litigation and Dispute Resolution.