Tom Gillett

Associate, Steptoe International (UK) LLP

London

+44 20 7367 8065

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Areas of Work

Chemicals, Consumer Products Regulations, Environmental Impacts & Permitting, Environmental Regulation

Languages

English

Overview

Tom Gillett advises clients on environmental and product law, with a focus on chemicals regulation (REACH, CLP, biocides, food contact), product safety and standards (CE/UKCA marking, RoHS, WEEE), sustainability, and the circular economy (packaging, producer responsibility and waste) in both the EU and the UK.

Tom’s product defence experience includes: strategic advice for maintaining market access; advocacy before EU and UK institutions and agencies; appeals before the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Board of Appeal; regulatory investigations; and commercial disputes concerning product compliance, safety and liability.

As the UK and EU rules diverge, Steptoe provides a “one-stop shop” suite of cutting edge services to manage this change. Tom regularly speaks at industry events on issues relating to the market access challenges that flow from placing products on the market on both sides of the channel.

With a background in complex and technical contentious environmental law (including contaminated land, pollution incidents, environmental permitting and waste regulation), Tom is well placed to help clients navigate regulatory challenges, as well as to provide advice on compliance, data sharing, consortium management, and supply chain due diligence.

Solicitor, England & Wales

L.P.C. with M.Sc., University of Law (London), Law, Business and Management
G.D.L., BPP Law School
B.A. and M.A., University of Bath, European Studies with French and Italian

Areas of Work

Speaking Engagements

"Legal perspectives on divergence with case studies on CLP and biocides," Future Directions for UK Chemicals Regulation 2024, online, December 10, 2024
"Extended Producer Responsibility Basics: Latest Developments in the UK," Plastics & Paper 2024 (Smithers), Vienna, December 9, 2024
"Roles, goals, and priorities: the existing architecture in UK chemicals regulation," and Moderator, "The future of UK chemicals regulation," Chemical Reactions: UK Chemicals Conference, Manchester, September 24, 2024
"EU Food safety & packaging regulations towards sustainable, safer materials," Circular Plastics Packaging Europe - 24th GEPET Series, May 6-7, 2024
"Sustainability Initiatives in the EU and the UK," Food Contact conference, Washington, DC, April 23-24, 2024
"Data Sharing and Global Regulations," Chemical Regulations and Sustainability Symposium 2023, October 25-26, 2023
"UK REACH: Legal Issues to Watch, "Chemikalienrecht außerhalb der EU webinar hosted by Lexxion, September 21-22, 2023
"UK Chemicals Law," Steptoe EU Chemicals and Sustainability Conference, Brussels, June 19, 2023
"The regulation of food contact materials for an independent UK market," Global Food Contact Conference (Smithers), Prague, May 23, 2023
"UK REACH - Understanding Company Responsibilities & Obligations," ChemUK 2023, Birmingham, May 11, 2023
"Chemicals and hazardous substances," Office for Environmental Protection (training session), May 2, 2023
“Introduction to UK Food Contact Regulation - Post BREXIT,” Steptoe Food Contact Conference, April 25, 2023
“The regulation of food contact materials in an independent UK”, Plastics & Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs 2022, Smithers, December 13, 2022
“Data sharing issues” and “Update on biocides regulation for the GB market”, UK Chemicals Regulations & Policy 2022, Chemical Watch, December 6, 2022
UK REACH: What in-house counsel need to know about manufacturing and placing chemical products on the GB market”, Lexology Masterclass, November 9, 2022
"Chemicals Regulation in the UK – REACH, CLP and BPR", Die Akademie Fresenius GmbH Online Training, September 29, 2022
"Update on Biocides Regulation for the GB Market", UK Chemicals Regulations 2022 conference hosted by Chemical Watch, April 26, 2022
"What's New for FCM in the UK?," Chemical Watch Food Contact Regulations Europe 2022, March 29, 2022
"The Environment Act 2021 and beyond: A new era of UK environmental law", Chemicals Industries Association webinar, 2022, January 13