Red Lion Chambers

Tom specialises in advising corporate clients, individuals, NGOs and public bodies in the fields of Business Crime & Fraud, Public & Administrative Law, Serious & Organised Crime, Homicide, and Regulatory & Professional Discipline.

He has a multi-jurisdictional practice, regularly appearing in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions of the Court of Appeal, the Crown Court, the High Court and a range of statutory Tribunals.

He defends contentious allegations alongside advising in related pre-contentious or non-contentious matters.

He is recognised for his legal dexterity, tactical acumen, versatility and commercial pragmatisim, making him a sought after advocate and adviser in high-profile cases.

He has a particular interest in acting for NGOs seeking to expose and challenge gross human rights abuses.  A recent example is his work leading the counsel team for the World Uyghur Congress in the groundbreaking challenge to the NCA’s decision not to open a money laundering investigation into the trade of cotton in the UK from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China: World Uyghur Congress v NCA [2024] EWCA Civ 715

He also acts as a Special Advocate in some of the most high profile cases of recent years in the field of national security.  In 2025 he was appointed as Advocate to the Court and the Special Advocate in the landmark super injunction proceedings: Ministry of Defence v Global Media and Entertainment and others [2025] EWHC 1806 (KB).

He is also highly experienced in defending homicide cases, particularly before the Central Criminal Court.  He is the editor of the homicide chapter in Archbold: Criminal Pleading Evidence & Practice [Sweet and Maxwell)

Year of call: 1993

Inn: Inner Temple

Silk:2018

Appointed Silk 2018

SFO KC Panel including for POCA

A-G Panel of KC Special Advocates (England and Wales)

Recorder of the Crown Court

Publications:

Archbold, 2022 and 2020, contributing editor

Fraud: Law, Practice and Procedure, OUP, contributing editor

CBA

ARDL

ALBA

South Eastern Circuit

HSLA

Financial Services Lawyers Association

Merchant Taylors’ School London School of Economics LLB (2.1): 1998-91