1980     Solicitor

1984     Founder: Holt Phillips

1994     Equity partner: Eversheds

1997     Editor in Chief: Paterson's Licensing Acts

2001     Equity partner: Osborne Clarke

2001     Sole 'starred' licensing solicitor (UK). DCMS Advisory Group

2004     Called to the Bar (Inner Temple)

2007     Accredited Mediator (CEDR)

2010     Licensed by Bar Council: Public Access

2014     Law Commission Report: Taxis – expert panel

2014     Elected member: Bar Council. Appointed: Ethics Committee

2015     Trustee – Licensed Trade Charity (LTC)

2017     General Editor – Smith and Monkcom: Law of Gambling

2017     Fellowship: Inst of Licensing

2018     Appointed Queen's Counsel

2019     Disciplinary Panel – Lawn Tennis Association

2020     Professional Conduct Panel – Teaching Regulation Agency

2020     Appointed International Master of Gaming Law

2021     Appointed to Sports Resolutions' Mediation & Development Arbitration Panels

2023     Appointed as an Independent Specialist Panel Member of the
              FA Safeguarding Review Panel