Tom accepts instructions in all of chambers’ practice areas, with a particular focus on commercial dispute resolution, construction (and associated professional negligence and insurance), and insolvency.

Tom is equally happy acting as sole counsel. He acts unled in multi-day trials, and regularly appears in all manner of interim applications in both the High Court and County Court.

Prior to pupillage, Tom worked for a Legal Tech company where he taught a machine learning programme to recognise different types of contractual terms. The programme is used by M&A lawyers at leading firms to undertake due diligence more quickly and more accurately.

Call: 2021

Tom studied Law at St Anne’s College, Oxford, where he was elected JCR President and won a college prize for his performance in finals. He was awarded an advocacy scholarship and graded Outstanding on the Bar course.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys playing, watching and talking about cricket.