Practice Overview

Tom specialises in all areas of the law relating to children, including public and private law proceedings, adoption, child abduction, and cases concerning donor-conceived children, and judicial review. He regularly appears in complex, high profile or groundbreaking cases, including those with international elements or novel legal issues. He has been instructed at all levels of court, including the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Tom was shortlisted for Young Family Law Barrister of the Year in 2017 and for Junior Family Law Barrister of the Year in 2020. He is described by Chambers and Partners as ‘a rising star and silk of the future’, 'a superstar in the making', and 'an exceptional barrister'.

Chambers and Partners

Ranked

Band 3 - 2024

Legal 500

Leading Junior

Tier 4 - 2024

Chambers and Partners

Ranked

Band 3 - 2023

Legal 500

Leading Junior

Tier 5 - 2023

Chambers and Partners

Ranked

Band 4 - 2022

Chambers and Partners

Up and Coming

2021

Chambers and Partners

Up and Coming

2020