Thomas Sherrington > Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton
St John's Buildings
24A-28 ST JOHN STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 4DJ
England

Work Department

Crime
Inquests
Regulatory
Personal Injury

Position

Thomas regularly acts in all types of criminal cases in the Magistrates’, Youth and Crown Courts and has a keen interest in developing his practice involving young and vulnerable witnesses and defendants. He is a CPS Level 1 prosecutor. Thomas is regularly instructed to deal with the most serious of offences including sexual offences, drug offences and violent offences.

He has a burgeoning Regulatory practice, with experience dealing with Traffic Safety Regulations, Animal Welfare matters and Prison law. He actively seeks instructions in relation to Inquests.

Having begun his legal career at a leading firm of Personal Injury solicitors, he is happy to advise on all such matters.

Career

Thomas was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 2015, and joined St John’s Buildings in 2017.

Memberships

Northern Circuit

Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University

Education

Thomas graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in Politics before studying the Graduate Diploma in Law and the BPTC at Nottingham Law School.