Tom is a Senior Associate in our Commercial Disputes team.
His practice areas cover a wide range of commercial and contractual disputes including those relating to breaches of contract and procurement challenges. Tom has extensive experience advising sports clients on matters relating to dispute resolution as well as on a broad range of legal issues. Tom has advised clients on corporate disputes including disputes between directors and/or shareholders, disputes emanating from disposals and acquisitions (including warranty claims) and those involving the interpretation of Sale and Purchase Agreements.
Tom has acted for a broad range of private and public sector clients. The Private sector clients include companies within the Sport, Energy, Advertising, Media and Entertainment and Technology industries. His public sector clients have included the NHS (England and Wales), Local Authorities, further and higher education providers and several large regulatory bodies.
Expertise
- Commercial Disputes
- Sports disputes
- Procurement challenges
- Commercial contract disputes
- Post completion and shareholder disputes
Recent work
NHS procurement challenge
Successfully defending NHS England in a £1bn procurement challenge brought to its largest ever medicines procurement involving the supply of Hepatitis C (AbbVie Limited –v- NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England) [2019] EWHC 61 (TCC).
High-profile football club regulatory matter
Acting for a high-profile football club advising on a range of regulatory matter.
Global organisation multi-million-pound loan facility dispute
Advising a global organisation in respect of a dispute emanating from its decision to withdraw its offer to provide a multi-million-pound loan facility.
Pontypridd United
Defending Pontypridd United Football Club in relation to 18 charges, including improper player selection, failure to pay players, and incorrect player registration, reducing the 141-point reduction sought by the FAW to a 6-point deduction while the remaining 135 pints were suspended.
Global diagnostics provider procurement challenge
Advising a global diagnostics provider on its contractual rights and protection of its confidential information in relation to a procurement challenge.
Breach of contract claim
Acting for a specialist sourcing and supply company on a complicated £100m claim relating to a breach of contract and a breach of the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 involving the supply of COVID 19 test kits.
Hybrid merchant bank shareholder dispute
Advising a hybrid merchant bank and placement business in relation to a shareholder dispute and breach of contract claim.
Multi-million breach of contract claim
Acting for a global business solutions company on a £multi-million breach of contract claim.
Communications business procurement challenge
Advising the fastest growing communications business in the UK on a procurement challenge.
Advertising agency breach of contract claim
Acting for an advertising agency on a multi-jurisdiction breach of contract claim involving the publication of confidential images.
Languages
- Welsh (fluent)
