Tom welcomes instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas, with specialisms in employment and personal injury work. Tom appears regularly in courts and tribunals and has a thriving advisory practice. He has recently appeared in the Supreme Court in Griffiths v TUI (led by Robert Weir KC and Stephen Cottrell), an important case about expert evidence and the duty to cross-examine.
Tom was previously a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. He spent four years after qualification as an associate in the employment, pensions and employee benefits team, advising global clients on groundbreaking, multi-billion-pound transactions, high-value employment litigation, and sensitive internal investigations.
In 2019-20, Tom was the judicial assistant to Lord Wilson and Lord Burrows at the Supreme Court. In that role Tom was involved in several leading cases in his areas of practice, and gained valuable insights which he now draws on as an advocate and adviser.
Tom prides himself on his persuasive advocacy, clear drafting style, exceptional diligence and ability to research complex points of law in service of his clients.
Personal injury
Tom has appeared in numerous fast-track trials in RTAs, employers’ liability and occupiers’ liability claims, representing both claimants and defendants. Tom also has experience of Costs and Case Management Conferences (CCMCs).
Tom is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA).