He advises regularly on trusts, probate and the administration of estates, as well as claims under the 1975 Act and Court of Protection matters. Toby is one of the co-authors of Tolley's Inheritance Tax Planning, which is updated annually.

Toby is recommended in the property litigation section of the Legal 500, where he has been described as 'bright and determined'. His property litigation experience includes claims concerning co-ownership, restrictive covenants, easements, adverse possession, vendors' liens and boundaries, as well as landlord and tenant disputes. Toby has appeared in several cases before the Adjudicator to the Land Registry.

In addition, Toby has experience of professional negligence matters, including acting as junior in a substantial professional negligence claim concerning the conduct of ancillary relief proceedings.

Having been called to the Bar in July 2004, Toby joined Ten Old Square in 2005, following the completion of his pupillage. Toby has a first class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics; he graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 2000. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the City University; he was awarded the Lord Mansfield and Lord Bowen Scholarships by Lincoln's Inn. Prior to being called to the Bar, Toby worked as a full-time speechwriter to the then Leader of the Opposition, William Hague. 

Toby is a member of the Chancery Bar Association and an associate member of the Property Bar Association; he is also a member of the Ecclesiastical Law Society.

Recent reported cases:

• Re Collis (2010) COP 27/10/10, [2011] NLJ 18 - decision of Senior Judge Lush of the Court of Protection concerning the test for capacity for the execution of an instrument creating a lasting power of attorney

• Brown v. Bimson [2010] All ER (D) 325 (Jul) - claim for the rectification of a will

• Kershaw v. Micklethwaite [2010] EWHC 506 (Ch) - claim for the removal of personal representatives under s50 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985

• Turner v. Turner [2007] All ER (D) 238 (May) - contentious probate claim

• Sherrington v. Sherrington [2007] All ER (D) 09 (Jan) (Court of Appeal) - appeal on costs relating to application to bring a 1975 Act claim out of time

Toby’s published work:

• 'Removing Personal Representatives' - in the Law Society's Probate Yearbook 2011 - An Overview of AJA 1985, s50 and SCA 1981, s116

• 'Deeds of Variation - Problems that can arise in practice' in the Probate Yearbook 2010

• 'Hostile Claims by Beneficiaries – The burden of costs' in Trusts & Trustees (2009) Vol 15, No 1 – Considers the judgment in Close Trustees (Switzerland) SA v. Vildósola [2008] EWHC 1267 (Civ).

• 'Proprietary estoppel – What sort of representation is required?' Probate Yearbook 2009 – Analyses the Court of Appeal's decision in Thorner v. Major [2008] EWCA Civ 732, [2008] 2 FCR 435.

• Tolley's Inheritance Tax Planning (Co-author).

• 'Fair Payment' (2007) 151 Solicitors Journal 16, 524  – Considers the fixed costs regime in possession claims.

• 'Challenging the Commons' (2004) 154 New Law Journal 1466 – Considering the constitutional status of the 1949 Parliament Act.