Called: 2000 (Inner Temple)

Practice Profile

Tom has an extensive civil law practice with an emphasis on property related disputes. He has acted in a wide range of land actions, which have included issues of rights of way, easements, boundaries, trespass, rectification, co-ownership and estoppels. He appears for landlords and tenants in both residential and commercial matters.

He also practices in the field of trust law, and his work includes advising on trusts of all kinds (including charities), advising the beneficiaries and trustees of family settlements, advising the executors and personal representatives of the estates of deceased persons, applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and advising on the interpretation and effect of trusts and wills.

Tom appears on the Bar Public Access Directory and has accepted instructions under the Direct Public Access Scheme since 2008.

Specialist Practice Areas

Property

• Landlord and Tenant
• Easements
• Boundary disputes
• Restrictive Covenants
• Adverse possession
• Trespass
• Co-ownership
• Trusts of Land
• Proprietary Estoppel
• Mortgages and Securities  

Trusts and Estates

• Advising on Trusts of all kinds, including Charities
• Advising Beneficiaries and Trustees of Family Settlements
• Advising the Executors and Personal Representatives of the Estates of deceased persons
• Applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• Advising on the interpretation and effect of Trusts and Wills

Public Law

• Housing
• Local Government
• Planning
• Highways and Rights of Way
• Countryside Law
• Judicial Review

Personal Injury

• Road Traffic accidents
• Fatal accidents
• Accidents at work
• Claims against Employers, Occupiers and Local Authorities
• Clinical Negligence
• Inquests

Commercial

• Contractual disputes
• Company Law
• Insolvency
• Professional Negligence    

Education

University College, London 1994 – 1998; BA (Hons) in English Literature; MA in Medieval Studies

The College of Law 1998 – 2000; Diploma in Law; Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent)

Professional Memberships

• South Eastern Circuit
• Ecclesiastical Law Society
• Society of Conservative Lawyers
• Society of Catholic Lawyers 

Hobbies and other interests

Tom is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers.

His other interests include wine, choral music and antiques.