PUCRS lecture on Hutchinson v United Kingdom

On 30 September 2025, Thom gave a lecture to the Criminal Law and Constitution Research Group at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, alongside Thiago Alves Pinto and John Burke, on the vexed question of the relationship between the UK and the European Court of Human Rights in the context of the whole life sentences and the decisions in Vinter and Hutchinson.

A video of the lecture is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJZktiiTsDw

'Counter-Terrorism legislation in the UK after 9/11' - KCL lecture

On 18 February 2019 Thom gave a lecture on ‘Counter-Terrorism legislation in the UK after 9/11’, at King’s College London to students in the Department of War Studies, as part of the MA in Terrorism, Security, and Society.

The lecture examined the historical context to the UK’s counter-terror legislation, before going on to provide an in-depth critical analysis of the various ways in which the law has evolved to meet the changing terrorist threat.

'When Justice Fails' - YLAL lecture

On 13 September 2018 Thom spoke to the Young Legal Aid Lawyers on the subject of his appeals work and miscarriages of justice, together with Suzanne Gower, the Managing Director of the Centre for Criminal Appeals.

Thom and Suzanne were joined by Liam Allan, who spoke about his new project, ‘Innovation of Justice’.

The talk was kindly hosted by 39 Essex Chambers.