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Tom Royston shortlisted for Public Law Junior of the Year

6 September 2024

We are delighted to announce that Tom Royston has been shortlisted, for the second year in a row, for the Public Law Junior of the Year award at the 2024 Legal 500 Awards.

Tom specialises in social welfare law with a strong appellate practice, having appeared eight times in the UK Supreme Court. Most of his work is in the Court of Protection, Administrative Court and tribunals and he is regularly instructed in test cases concerning systemic problems with how the state treats individuals.

In response to his nomination, Tom said:

“It is always a pleasure to be nominated by such a highly regarded body. More significant to me however, is what this award nomination represents. I’m very pleased to see recognition for the importance of social welfare law.”

In 2024, Tom was described by The Legal 500 as:

“….truly excellent and the foremost claimant social security counsel at the junior Bar. He has encyclopaedic knowledge of benefits law and deploys it effectively in litigation, including cases of significance to many people.”

The winners of The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024 will be announced on the 25th September 2024.

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