December 2009

Congratulations to New Tenants Tom Shepherd & Peter Head

Tom Shepherd 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 was delighted to accept an invitation to join chambers following a busy and successful third six pupillage. 

Peter Head read English at Cambridge.  After two years as a professional actor he studied the GDL and BVC, for which he was awarded a distinction and an outstanding respectively.  Peter is a Lord Mansfield, Hardwicke and Eastham scholar of Lincoln's Inn.  In his BCV year he won the Inn's mooting competition and was awarded the Buchanan Prize.  From the College of Law he was awarded commendations in drafting and evidence, and the Tooks Court Prize for his overall mark on the BVC.  In 2008 he came third in the Times Law Awards.