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Tom Burgess
Senior Associate
Qualifications & Education
  • Bachelor of Law, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance), University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Admissions
  • New South Wales, Australia

Tom is a commercial litigator with experience acting on complex and high-value matters. Tom has particular experience in insurance, competition law, consumer class actions and regulatory investigations.

Background

Tom holds Bachelor’s degrees in Law and Commerce (Economics and Finance) from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia. Since qualifying, Tom has practised at a specialist litigation firm in Auckland, New Zealand and at a leading National Firm, Gilbert + Tobin, in Sydney, Australia. Tom joined Enyo Law in June 2023.

Reported cases
  • Acting on behalf of consumers of defective Toyota diesel vehicles, securing the largest judgment in Australian history in a class action against Toyota Motor Corporation
  • Acting for a leading global independent fuel station and convenience retailer in Supreme and Federal Court proceedings in Australia against one of Australia’s largest fuel suppliers, relating to the terms of the fuel supplier’s exclusive supply of fuel in Australia
  • Acting for BlueScope Limited in relation to proceedings commenced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging attempts to induce cartel conduct
  • Acting for a global car parking provider in response to a New Zealand Commerce Commission investigation and subsequent proceeding for alleged anti-competitive behaviour
  • Acting for Callaghan Innovation, a New Zealand Government agency, in the successful defence of a contractual and statutory duties claim against it by Trends Publishing International Limited
News
May 13, 2025
Clarity in the Dispositive: The Court of Appeal Confirms the Scope of Arbitral Relief in Nigeria LNG v Taleveras
Introduction In Nigeria LNG Ltd v Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC, the Court of Appeal confirmed that only the final dispositive...
May 7, 2025
Enyo Law has successfully represented its clients before the UK Supreme Court in responding to an appeal which sought to narrow the scope of s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986
The UK Supreme Court has found that outsiders who participate in, facilitate or assist fraudulent transactions by a company, when...
Apr 16, 2025
The Lawyer Spotlight: Avoiding the rabbit holes with Enyo’s investigations unit
Enyo Law's Business Intelligence unit was recently featured in The Lawyer. Established in 2015, our Business Intelligence and Investigation unit...
Apr 7, 2025
“Even Homer nods”: English Court upholds third s68 Arbitration Act challenge in 2025 due to “Serious Irregularity” by Arbitral Tribunal
Successful challenges to arbitration awards under s68 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the “Act”) are rare. Their rarity reflects...