Tom Shepherd
Call: 2008
Education: LLB (Bristol) BCL (Oxon)
Languages: French
Email: shepherd@11sb.com
Tel: 020 7831 6381 (410#)
Tom's Clerks
Lee Wright
Chris Chiles
Practice Specialisms:
Tom Shepherd Profile
Tom read Law and French at the University of Bristol and l'Université de Caen, graduating with First Class Honours in 2006. He then undertook the BCL at St Hugh's College, Oxford, studying Corporate Insolvency, Corporate and Business Taxation, Personal Taxation and Restitution. Tom was graded ‘outstanding' on the Bar Vocational Course and returned to the University of Bristol as a visiting tutor in Property Law and Comparative Law during 2007-08.
Tom is a member of Lincoln's Inn and was awarded the Denning and Eastham Scholarships, the Buchanan Prize and the Hardwicke Entrance Award. Tom won the English Speaking Union and Essex Court Chambers Mooting Competition in 2004 and the University of Bristol Mooting Competition in 2003.
Tom regularly appears in the High Court and County Courts and has gained experience in the following areas of work, both in his own right and in assisting members of chambers:
Tom is also Junior Counsel to the BIS (formerly BERR) for Directors' Disqualification Directions hearings.
- Corporate insolvency: winding-up petitions, administrations, CVAs, disputed debts, validation orders and associated applications.
- Personal insolvency: all aspects of the bankruptcy process including setting aside statutory demands, bankruptcy petitions, IVAs, rescission, annulment and associated applications.
- Commercial litigation: sale of goods, enforceability of guarantees, finance agreements, securities, construction of contracts, partnership disputes.
- Company: including directors' duties, disqualification proceedings, shareholder disputes and Companies Court applications.
- Property: all aspects including conveyancing, housing disrepair, mortgages, easements, restrictive covenants and enforcement proceedings (charging orders, orders for possession, orders for sale).