Practice Overview

During the first six months of Tom’s pupillage, he observed various hearings across jurisdictions; most of his time was spent in the Crown Court and Magistrates Court but he also experienced proceedings in the High Court, Medical Practitioners Tribunal, Police Disciplinary Tribunal.

In this period Tom drafted numerous legal documents including advices on appeal and on sentence, defence statements and Regulation 31 responses (Police). Tom’s written work is widely recognized as excellent having written numerous skeleton arguments on subjects including abuse of process, disclosure, bad character and confiscation.

As Tom began his own practice in his second six months of pupillage he has prosecuted and defended in a range of hearings in both the Crown Court and the Magistrates Court. Defending specifically, Tom has represented a number of clients suffering from both mental and physical health issues and has successfully navigated the complexities of their case. One particular example involved Tom making ‘exceptional hardship’ submissions on behalf of a client with suicidal thoughts and successfully retaining his driver’s license.

Tom remains calm and capable at all times when faced with the significant pressure of the criminal justice system, an attribute which sets him apart from his peer group and has yielded positive results. In one particular case, Tom recently secured a community order for a Police Sergeant who had been convicted of strangulation and an assault on a taxi driver. In these proceedings Tom’s confidence enabled him to balance the unique strains that come with representing police officers.

Tom welcome any instructions in his area of expertise and is developing a broad criminal practice.