Thomas Halstead

Thomas Halstead is a solicitor at Spratt Endicott in the Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution department, specialising in banking and asset finance litigation, guarantees and indemnities claims  and breach of contract in commercial disputes. He qualified as a solicitor in 2020 after a training contract with Parrott & Coales in Aylesbury before joining  Spratt Endicott.

Having completed his Law degree at the University of Nottingham, Thomas worked at the leading banking and finance firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP as a Paralegal assisting with the high profile swaps and financial products litigation on behalf of multinational banking clients. Thomas joined Dentons UKMEA LLP and specialised in defendant litigation in small claims matters before being   seconded to Barclays Bank Plc. Whilst at Barclays, Thomas worked with the financial reporting and legal teams, developing core skills  of client needs and expectations from working in-house.

Work highlights:

• Acting on behalf of nationwide lenders in  commercial litigation matters, drafting letters of demand for return of hired/leased goods as well as recovery of termination balance under agreements, advising on prospects and litigation tactics, alternative dispute resolution and commerciality.
• Advising lenders on claims against guarantors under guarantees and indemnities, drafting particulars and negotiating commercial settlements.
• Enforcement of Judgments and registering restrictions and charges at the Land Registry to give client’s security.