"Decisive, speedy and polished."
Tom’s practice covers commercial, competition and regulatory law. He has worked on substantial cases in all of these areas, including:
Tom’s previous experience includes working as the judicial assistant to Lord Dyson MR in the Court of Appeal, where he was involved in a number of prominent commercial, public and EU law cases. He holds a law degree from the University of Cambridge (Double First) and a BCL degree from the University of Oxford (Distinction).
Tom is called to the Bar of Gibraltar as well as the Bar of England and Wales. He is ranked as a leading junior in the field of energy law, having acted in both commercial and competition cases in this field.
Tom has experience of a broad range of commercial cases, including arbitrations and proceedings in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division. His recent cases include:
Tom’s practice covers all areas of EU and competition law, including competition appeals before the CAT, follow-on damages claims, mergers, commercial cases involving competition infringements and other areas of EU law such as sanctions. Notable cases includes:
Tom has experience of a broad range of public law work. He regularly acts pro bono for organisations such as Amnesty, Liberty, the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (“EHRAC”) and the Human Dignity Trust. Notable cases include:
Employment
2014-15: Pupillage, Brick Court Chambers
2014: Judicial assistant to Lord Dyson MR in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
2013-14: Stipendiary Lecturer in Tort Law, Wadham College, University of Oxford
2013-14: Supervisor in Constitutional Law, Robinson College, University of Cambridge
2013-14: Teaching Fellow in Tort Law, UCL
Education
2012: BCL, Trinity College, University of Oxford (Distinction)
2011: BA Law, Robinson College, University of Cambridge (Double First)
Prizes
2013: Stephen Chapman scholarship, Inner Temple
2012: Prize for highest mark in BCL Philosophical Foundations of the Common Law paper
2012: Trinity College, Oxford Prize for BCL results
2009-11: Cambridge Law Faculty Rebecca Flower Squire Scholarship (placed 4th in year), Robinson College Scholarship, Robinson College Prize for Tripos results, Nicola Blakeman Memorial Prize
"He is very responsive, extremely user-friendly and clearly super clever." "He is a very bright, keen, hard-working and intelligent junior." (Chambers & Partners 2021)
"Tom is an absolute pleasure to work with – he is strong on the law but also incredibly practical. He works very well in a team, is quick to respond and is very client-friendly.’ (Legal 500 2021)
"Decisive, speedy and polished." (Legal 500 2020)