Tom studied Law at Oxford University, where he won a number of prizes and scholarships, before going on to work for five years as Lecturer in Law at Lincoln College, Oxford. He combines this academic ability with proven skill as an advocate, with sound practical common sense and tactical awareness, and with the determination to work hard to achieve the best possible result for his clients.

Since joining Chambers, Tom has quickly developed a substantial civil Chancery practice. He has appeared successfully in a variety of multi-track and fast track trials in the County Court and High Court, often against opponents many years his senior, and is currently instructed in matters before the Court of Appeal and Technology and Construction Court. Alongside his Court work, he regularly advises and drafts pleadings in a range of difficult land law, contract law, trusts law and inheritance law disputes; one solicitor recently described his draft defence as ‘a masterpiece’.

Tom’s recent notable cases include: