Direct Access Barrister
Dr Tomas ('Tom') Hamilton
Direct Access Barrister
Dr Tomas ('Tom') Hamilton
Tom's practice is focused on public access cases involving professional discipline, crime, extradition and international law.
Called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2011, Tom worked for over 13 years in UN mechanisms and international tribunals, developing expertise in drafting compelling legal arguments and managing complex, evidence-heavy cases. His skillset is invaluable for clients facing intricate cross-border challenges.
Area of Law
Crime
Private instruction in Crown Court and Magistrates' Court matters.
Education
In education matters, Tom accepts instructions from individuals facing the most serious allegations of regulatory breach in their profession. He accepts instruction from individuals seeking advice and/or representation in proceedings before the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) and university and college disciplinary boards, as well as student registrants of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), and other regulators. Due to his academic background as a lecturer and in university professorial roles that involved student disciplinary functions, he has a particular expertise in educational disciplinary matters. He has acted in complex substantive hearings of several weeks in length involving the highest sanction of strike off and removal from the professional register, as well as cases where complex health matters arise.
Professional Discipline
Available for public access instruction in regulatory proceedings before tribunals of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the General Medical Council (GMC), and General Dental Council (GDC).
Public International Law
All matters relating to international criminal law.
Regulatory
Tom accepts instructions from individuals facing serious allegations of regulatory breach in their profession. He appears regularly in substantive and interim matters before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), and before university and college disciplinary boards. Due to his academic background as a university lecturer with disciplinary roles, he has particular expertise representing student registrants in educational matters. He has acted in complex substantive hearings of several weeks in length involving the highest sanction of strike off and removal from the professional register, as well as cases where complex health issues arise.
What sort of work do I do?
Professional Discipline
Tom accepts instructions from individuals facing serious allegations of regulatory breach in their profession. He appears regularly in substantive and interim matters before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), and before university and college disciplinary boards. Due to his academic background as a university lecturer with disciplinary roles, he has particular expertise representing student registrants in educational matters. He has acted in complex substantive hearings of several weeks in length involving the highest sanction of strike off and removal from the professional register, as well as cases where complex health issues arise.
International Law
Tom’s international practice focuses on serious rights violations, corporate accountability, and international crimes. He provides advice to states, NGOs and individuals in relation to cases before domestic and international courts, as well as those involving UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures.
Extradition and Crime
In extradition proceedings, Tom is regularly instructed in High Court appellate matters and in Westminster Magistrates’ Court where he has advised Requested Persons on matters ranging from prison assurances to extraneous considerations based on persecution.
Who do I work for?
Tom receives instruction from individuals, states and non-governmental organisations.