Tom accepts instructions across all of Chambers’ practice areas, including in commercial disputes, civil fraud, competition law, public and regulatory law, sanctions and sport.

Recent highlights of Tom's experience include assisting with the following cases:

  • R (Elliott Associates and another) v the London Metal Exchange and another: For the appellant, Elliot Associates, in an appeal to the Court of Appeal concerning the LME’s decision to cancel nickel futures trades, coupled with a $470m damages claim under the Human Rights Act 1998, one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2023 (with Jason Pobjoy and Monica Carss-Frisk KC).
  • BSV Claims Ltd v Bittylicious Ltd and others [2024] CAT 48: For Binance in an application to the CAT to strike out a claim worth up to £9 billion, concerning the application of the “market mitigation rule” and the loss of a chance doctrine in the collective proceedings context (with Jason Pobjoy and Brian Kennelly KC).
  • Al-Aggad v Al-Aggad [2024] EWHC 673 (Comm): For the claimant in a jurisdiction challenge arising from underlying proceedings for breach of contract and unlawful means conspiracy, involving issues of Saudi and Canadian law (with Shane Sibbel).
  • Banque Havilland and others v the FCA [2024] UKUT 00115 (TCC): For the applicant in obtaining disclosure from the FCA, in the context of an investigation into a private bank and its managers (with Fraser Campbell).

Before coming to the Bar, Tom was a commercial litigation associate at Latham & Watkins in London, where he was ranked in the Legal 500 (2022) as a ‘key lawyer’ in Commercial Litigation: Premium with the quote “Endlessly resourceful and hard working to get the best possible result for the client.

Tom has also worked as the Judicial Assistant to Lord Hodge, the Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, assisting with complex and high profile appeals across all areas of the law.

Tom studied law at the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, where he was awarded various prizes and scholarships, including the Monckton Chambers Prize for Competition Law and the Allen & Overy Prize for Corporate Finance Law on the BCL.

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Commercial

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of commercial law.

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Civil Fraud, Asset Recovery & Injunctive Relief

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of civil fraud, asset recovery & injunctive relief law.

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Public & Regulatory

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of public & regulatory law.

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of civil liberties & human rights law.

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Sanctions

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of sanctions law.

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Public International Law

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of public international law.

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Sport

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of sports law.

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Competition

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of competition law.

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Environment

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of environment law.

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EU Law

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of EU law.

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Financial Services & Banking

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of financial services & banking.

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Media & Entertainment

Tom accepts instructions in all areas of media & entertainment law.

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Achievements

Education

  • LPC (BPP University, Distinction)
  • BCL (University of Oxford, Distinction)
  • LLB (Hons), Law (University of Edinburgh, First Class)

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

  • Monckton Chambers Prize for best performance in Competition Law (University of Oxford, 2015)
  • Allen & Overy Prize for best performance in Corporate Finance (University of Oxford, 2015)
  • South Square Scholarship (University of Oxford, 2014)
  • Clark Foundation for Legal Education Award 2014
  • Lorimer Scholarship (University of Edinburgh, 2014)
  • Best performance in Commercial Law (University of Edinburgh, 2013)
  • Best performance in Competition Law (University of Edinburgh, 2012)
  • Best performance in Intellectual Property Law (University of Edinburgh, 2012)
  • Best performance in International Private Law (University of Edinburgh, 2013)
  • President of University of Edinburgh Mooting Society 2012-13
  • Winner, University of Edinburgh Senior Mooting Competition 2011
  • Sheriff TP MacDonald Memorial Prize for Advocacy 2011
  • Runner-up, University of Edinburgh Junior Mooting Competition 2010

Professional Experience

  • Judicial Assistant to Lord Hodge, UK Supreme Court (2021-2022)
  • Litigation associate, Latham & Watkins (2019-2022)
  • Trainee solicitor, Latham & Watkins (2017-2019)
  • Tutor, Conflict of Laws / Private International Law, University of Edinburgh (2015-2016)
  • Legal Assistant, Scottish Law Commission (2014-2015)

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