Bates Wells

Charity, Culture + Creative

Tom provides a wide range of contractual, commercial and governance advice to charities, social enterprises, commercial organisations and creative businesses and individuals. Tom advises on a variety of commercial and charity law matters, including in relation to start ups, collaborative working and (re)structuring, funding, contractual arrangements, intellectual property (including copyright) and governance and constitutional issues.

Tom has a particular focus on working with cultural and creative clients (a former trustee of Dance United) and is a core member of BWB’s Culture + Creative team.

Joined Bates Wells Braithwaite, 2004 Admitted as a solicitor, 2006 Three months working as legal assistant with Tate Gallery, 2006

Former Trustee of Dance United Member of the Charity Law Association Works with a number of charities on a pro bono basis, including Prison Radio Association Regular speaker on charity law and social enterprise law, including with The School for Social Entrepreneurs and Law Works Contributor to a number of publications, including Third Sector and Jordans Charities Administration Service

Nottingham University, BSC (Joint Hons) Maths & Philosophy, 1995 Worked in Tokyo, Japan as an English teacher and translator, 1996 Manchester Metropolitan University, Post-graduate Diploma in Law, 2002 Chester College of Law, Legal Practice Course, 2003