Tom is an Associate in the Infrastructure team and has a broad experience of work in energy projects, project finance, subsidy control as well as advising central Government.
He specialises in energy projects and advises local authorities, private companies, and utilities on a wide array of matters.
Tom has experience working on regulated electricity projects and innovative power purchase agreements, including synthetic and sleeved arrangements. He has advised on electricity licensing issues and offtake agreements. Work has included rooftop solar, major solar farms, offshore wind, battery storage, energy from waste and anaerobic digestion.
Tom also advises central government and regulators on licensing arrangements, grant funding agreements and subsidy control issues including advising on subsidies of particular interest that are mandatorily referred to the Competition and Markets Authority.
Tom works closely, openly and collaboratively with clients, and explains complex legal matters in a comprehensive and succinct style.
24 October 2025
Solar farm construction contracts are in focus following fascinating insights into the continuing global uptake and expansion of renewables, and particularly solar, within the 2025 mid-year report of Ember, a global energy think tank. Headlines include renewables overtaking coal, for the first time ever, to be the leading source of global electricity production and solar…
Read more18 July 2025
After nearly a decade of restrictive policies, recent changes in law and government policy have opened the door for onshore wind developments. This article explores the key opportunities now available to local authorities, that have arisen from new government strategies (in particular the Onshore Wind Taskforce Strategy) and planning reforms, and looks at how local…
Read more17 April 2025
On 15 April 2025, Ofgem published its decision to approve the Target Model Option 4+ (“TM04+”) package of reforms to the UK’s electricity grid connection regime. This decision marks a significant step forward in the country’s efforts to accelerate decarbonisation and achieve its target of 95% carbon-free electricity by 2030. The TM04+ reforms directly respond…
Read more10 July 2024
In this blog series, we are exploring the different types of power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) available for local authorities to consider when procuring electricity. In this blog post, we provide a bitesize snapshot of ‘Sleeved Power Purchase Agreements’ (“Sleeved PPAs”) and why local authorities should consider using them, as well as providing a summary of…
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