Bates Wells

Charity & Social Enterprise

Tom is an Associate in the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells and provides a wide range of contractual, commercial and governance advice to charities, social enterprises, commercial organisations and creative businesses and individuals.

He 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.

Three months working as legal assistant, Tate Gallery, 2006

Admitted as a solicitor, 2006

Joined Bates Wells Braithwaite, 2004

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 Entrepreneurs and Law Works

Contributor to a number of publications, including Third Sector and Jordans Charities Administration Service

Chester College of Law, Legal Practice Course, 2003

Manchester Metropolitan University, Post-graduate Diploma in Law, 2002

Worked in Tokyo, Japan as an English teacher and translator, 1996

Nottingham University, BSC (Joint Hons) Maths & Philosophy, 1995