Tom Pratt > Bates Wells > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Tom Pratt

020 7551 7745 t.pratt@bwbllp.com

Work Department

Charity, Culture + Creative

Position

Tom provides a wide range of contractual, commercial and governance advice to charities, social enterprises, commercial organisations and creative businesses and individuals. Tom advises on a variety of commercial and charity law matters, including in relation to start ups, collaborative working and (re)structuring, funding, contractual arrangements, intellectual property (including copyright) and governance and constitutional issues.

Tom has a particular focus on working with cultural and creative clients (a former trustee of Dance United) and is a core member of BWB’s Culture + Creative team.

Career

• Joined Bates Wells Braithwaite, 2004
• Admitted as a solicitor, 2006
• Three months working as legal assistant with Tate Gallery, 2006

Memberships

• Former Trustee of Dance United
• Member of the Charity Law Association
• Works with a number of charities on a pro bono basis, including Prison Radio Association
• Regular speaker on charity law and social enterprise law, including with The School for Social Enterpreneurs and Law Works
• Contributor to a number of publications, including Third Sector and Jordans Charities Administration Service

Education

• Nottingham University, BSC (Joint Hons) Maths & Philosophy, 1995
• Worked in Tokyo, Japan as an English teacher and translator, 1996
• Manchester Metropolitan University, Post-graduate Diploma in Law, 2002
• Chester College of Law, Legal Practice Course, 2003