Practice Summary
Thomas accepts instructions across Chambers' areas of practice, with a particular focus on public and administrative law, human rights and civil liberties, commercial, regulatory, and international law. He commenced practice in 2016, since when he has acquired extensive experience both as sole counsel and as part of larger teams. Thomas has appeared unled in the High Court, the County Court, and before several arbitral and regulatory tribunals, and as junior counsel before the Court of Appeal. His clients include individuals (ranging from detainees to businessmen), businesses, and government departments and other public bodies. Before training for the bar, Thomas worked for the United Nations and for several international NGOs, in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Lebanon, and has taught, written and presented on international law, from international investment law to international human rights and humanitarian law.
Some more recent and high-profile work includes acting on behalf of the Mayor of London through TfL in a public law challenge to the construction of cycle superhighways; acting for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, defending a claim in excess of £100m brought by several produce growers; acting for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry; and, as a pupil, assisting his supervisor with two claims before ICSID tribunals concerning the interrelationship of EU or other ‘municipal’ law and international law. On behalf of English PEN, Tom also co-authored the reply submission to the Law Commission Consultation Paper on reform of the Official Secrets Act.
Outside of practice, Thomas has been retained as an Expert Legal Consultant by the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (“CLDP”) to train arbitrators from Afghanistan after the passage of that country’s inaugural Commercial Arbitration Law. He is also a volunteer for the Bar Pro Bono Unit, Free Representation Unit, and North Kensington Law Centre, and, before training for the bar, worked for the United Nations and for several international NGOs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Lebanon.
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