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Tom specialises in personal injury, employment and consumer finance work. He appears regularly in courts and tribunals and has a thriving advisory practice. He is ranked by Legal 500 as a Leading Junior in personal injury. He prides himself on his persuasive advocacy, clear drafting style, exceptional diligence and ability to research complex points of law to achieve results for his clients.
Tom has appeared in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal (led by other counsel) and in the High Court (as sole counsel). His appellate experience includes several important cases in personal injury and consumer finance:
Tom was previously a solicitor at Freshfields, where he spent four years after qualification as an associate in the employment, pensions and employee benefits team. In 2019-20, Tom was the judicial assistant to Lord Wilson and Lord Burrows at the Supreme Court.
'He is incredibly quick on his feet and is an outstanding advocate. He is intelligent, astute and can assimilate a huge amount of information and process it for lay clients in a calm manner which leaves them feeling very reassured.' - Personal Injury, Legal 500 2026
'He has outstanding knowledge and his preparation is outstanding. He is tactically astute and an excellent negotiator.' - Personal Injury, Legal 500 2025
Tom has a specialist personal injury practice, acting primarily for claimants, and is ranked as a Band 3 Leading Junior in Legal 500.
Tom has recently worked on the following matters as a junior to Robert Weir KC:
Tom has an ever-growing caseload on the multi-track and intermediate track. In early 2025 he secured a settlement of c. £200k for a claimant who sustained a knee injury in an RTA aged 18 (instructed by Oliver Shaw of Serious Injury Law).
Tom has appeared in numerous fast-track trials in RTAs, employers’ liability and occupiers’ liability claims, representing both claimants and defendants. Tom is also adept in CCMCs and interlocutory hearings. In 2024 Tom succeeded in resisting a defendant’s application for security for costs, made on the basis of alleged fundamental dishonesty, in a multi-track case where qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) applied.
Tom is a member of the Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA) and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
Tom welcomes instructions on behalf of employees and employers. He regularly appears in multi-day employment tribunal hearings and has appeared unled in the High Court. He has conducted his own internal employment investigations. In all his employment work, Tom is able to draw upon his experience as a solicitor at Freshfields, where he advised multinational clients on a range of high-value and sensitive employment matters.
Recent highlights include:
Tom is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) and the Employment Law Bar Association (ELBA).
Tom represents consumers in claims arising from the non-disclosure of commission on payment protection insurance policies and on car finance commission payments.
On top of his trial experience, Tom has extensive appellate experience in this area:
Tom’s tax experience includes:
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Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), St Cross College, Oxford – Distinction
GDL and LPC, BPP Law School, London – Distinction
BA Classics, Brasenose College, Oxford – Double First
King’s College School, Wimbledon
Western Province Preparatory School, Cape Town
APIL, PIBA, ELA, ELBA
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