Tom Cosgrove QC
Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers
Thomas (Tom) Cosgrove QC is a specialist barrister in the fields of planning and public law and a member of Cornerstone Barristers. Tom was appointed Queen’s Counsel in February 2017.
His legal work has a focus on representing clients at substantial planning inquiries and in judicial review and statutory challenges in the Higher Courts of England and Wales. His work typically entails leading multi-disciplinary teams of experts in relation to major development and infrastructure projects. He provides strategic advice to the public and private sectors across a range of planning related areas including development (retail, energy, heritage, transport, commercial, residential and leisure), major infrastructure and government. He is a member of the Planning and Environmental Bar Association Committee.
Aside from Tom’s busy planning practice, he is an active chair of the Pupillage and Recruitment Committee at Cornerstone Barristers and sits on the Inner Temple’s Scholarships Interview Panel. He recently completed a 5 year term as a member of the Bars Standards Board Professional Conduct Committee. He also acts as a barrister mentor for schools in conjunction with the Citizenship Foundation.