Biography
Tom trained as a barrister and practised at the Bar as a self-employed barrister for more than 20 years before joining a major City law firm as a partner. He took Silk in 2010, was appointed a s9(4) Deputy High Court Judge in the Chancery Division in 2019 and appointed a High Court Judge of the Chancery Division in 2021. He was an elected member of the Bar Council and is a bencher of Lincoln’s Inn.
At the Bar, Tom had a broad property and company law practice and appeared in a number of offshore jurisdictions (including Bermuda where he spent three years) before going in-house where he developed a wider commercial practice including energy, insurance and international arbitration.