Phil Tompkins is a Director at Dickinson Dees LLP and his practice area includes information law and IT law. Phil advises various private and public sector clients on all aspects of information law including freedom of information, data protection, data security and compliance issues. He also specialises in technology law including IT outsourcing.

Phil has provided advice in relation to freedom of information requests, refusal notices and data protection audits. He has also advised on complex data subject access requests and on the sale and use of commercial databases. He drafts data protection and information security policies. He frequently advises organisations in relation to data sharing and data protection aspects of using third party processors, including in relation to outsourcing deals.

Phil lectures on the LLM in information rights law and practice at Northumbria University. He is the co-editor of the Information Sharing Handbook published by the Law Society.