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Position
Tom has been in practice at Pump Court since October 2009 and advises on all areas of revenue and customs law, in particular on employment taxation, private client, SDLT and VAT. Tom has recently argued cases before the First-tier Tax Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal, with recent cases covering VAT, excise penalties, tax procedure, customs classification, human rights and proportionality.
Career
2007
Called to the Bar (Inner Temple)
2008-2009
Pupillage, Pump Court Tax Chambers
2009
Tenant, Pump Court Tax Chambers
2011
2 month secondment, HMRC Solicitors Office
2013
3 month secondment, Deloitte
2015
Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “C” panel
2021
Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “B” panel
Memberships
Revenue Bar Association
Education
2007-2008
BCL, St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (Restitution, Personal Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Medieval Law)
Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers prize for Personal Taxation
2006-2007
BVC at ICSL (Very Competent)
Major BVC Scholarship with Duke of Edinburgh’s Entrance Scholarship, Inner Temple
2005-2006
CPE, City University (Distinction)
2000-2003
St John’s College, Cambridge University, BA (Hons)(Natural Sciences)
Master’s Prize
Wright Prize
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