Tom Pascoe

Practice Areas

Tom is a leading barristers in the fields of commercial, arbitration and competition law. He has been described as “a star in the making”, “sharp as a tack”, “someone to watch” and a “sharp and strategic thinker”. Solicitors have praised him for being “super clever”, “speedy, decisive and polished”, having “strategic acumen beyond his year of call” and being “in high demand for a reason”. He is ranked in the directories as a leading junior in the areas of commercial, competition and energy law.Tom also has a heavyweight practice in arbitration. He has appeared in numerous multi-billion dollar arbitration hearings in London and abroad, and has acted in a number of leading cases concerning the enforcement and set-aside of arbitral awards before the English courts. He has particular expertise in setting aside arbitral awards on grounds of fraud.

Tom has a background in public law, having appeared before the Supreme Court in the well-known Miller case concerning the government’s decision to trigger the process for exiting the EU. He is happy to accept pro bono instructions in public law and human rights cases, and has particular experience of pro bono cases concerning refugee law.