Tom Pontré

Tom Pontré practises in both commercial and public law.

Tom’s commercial experience includes contract law, equity, and consumer law.

Tom has particular expertise in administrative and public law, including judicial and merits review, environmental law, professional disciplinary matters, and complex regulatory prosecutions.

Tom has considerable trial and appellate advocacy experience and has appeared in most courts and tribunals in Western Australia. He is regularly briefed as sole counsel but is also briefed as junior in more complex matters.

Before joining the bar, Tom was an Assistant State Solicitor in the Litigation Team at the State Solicitor’s Office and was seconded to work in-house at a government agency for a period.

Tom began his career in 2010 as Associate to the Hon Chief Justice Martin at the Supreme Court.

Tom holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, and degrees in Arts and Law from the University of Western Australia, where he has tutored in commercial and administrative law.

A full CV is available on request.