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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
Jan 22, 2026
Hindsight is a wonderful thing: no contemporaneous awareness required for fraudulent misrepresentation claims
On 24 November 2025, the Privy Council gave an important judgment in Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd v Bidzina Ivanishvili...
Jan 20, 2026
Clarification of a solicitors’ usual authority to contractually bind clients in rare successful jurisdiction challenge
In the recent decision of A1 and Ors v P [2025] EWHC 3372 (Comm), the Court has allowed a rare...
Nov 19, 2025
The Death of Deemed Fulfilment: King Crude Carriers SA and others (Appellants) v Ridgebury November LLC and others (Respondents)
Last week, in King Crude Carriers SA and others (Appellants) v Ridgebury November LLC and others (Respondents), the Supreme Court...
Nov 6, 2025
Enyo Law is a proud sponsor of the inaugural London Arbitration Week 2025
Enyo Law is a proud sponsor of the inaugural London Arbitration Week, taking place 1-5 December 2025. We are delighted...