• “the stand out criminal barrister of his generation, particularly in corporate and white-collar crime”  Legal 500 2025
  • "Tom is possibly the best criminal barrister of his generation. He’s fiercely intelligent, tenacious, and as confident appearing against heavyweight silks as he is in conference with clients.” Chambers UK 2025
  • "Tom is very thorough and bright. He leaves no stone unturned." Chambers UK 2023
  • "His grasp of the detail and mastery of strategy is absolutely phenomenal. He's an amazing intellectual powerhouse,"
    Chambers UK High Net Worth 2022
  • "His work rate is prestigious, really phenomenal. He's highly intelligent, very dedicated to the case, his analysis is careful, and always reliable." Chambers UK High Net Worth 2022
  • “Extremely bright, committed and very hard-working."
    Chambers UK 2022
  • “Tom Doble handles high-quality work in the financial criminal arena and is admired for his expertise in HMRC and SFO investigations. 
    Chambers UK 2022
  • "He is an expert in cases involving interest rate manipulation and tax fraud, as well as those relating to high-profile bribery and corruption.”
    Chambers UK 2022
  • "Very intelligent; incredible hard worker who always has a mastery of the papers; exceptional drafting skills, coupled with strong advocacy." Legal 500 2022
 

Tom Doble

Called to the Bar:2011

  • Overview

    Tom Doble is a highly regarded junior practising in fraud, crime, public law and regulatory proceedings. He is recognised in the directories as a "a super smart junior" with "a huge capacity for hard work and an exceptional legal brain", who is "strategic, energetic and a team player".

    Overview 

    Tom specialises in corporate and financial crime, with an exceptional track record in cases of the utmost seriousness and complexity. He has successfully defended individuals in numerous high-profile SFO prosecutions, including a Barclays derivatives trader charged with LIBOR manipulation, the former managing director of Tesco charged with fraud and false accounting, former Serco and G4S executives charged with fraud against the Ministry of Justice, and the CEO of a commercial property company charged with bribery and money laundering. He currently acts for Tom Hayes in proceedings before the Supreme Court challenging his conviction for LIBOR manipulation, and for a former director of Glencore charged with international corruption.  

    Tom also regularly advises and acts for corporate clients in relation to suspected or alleged criminal wrongdoing.  Tom recently secured the discontinuance of an HMRC criminal investigation into suspected multi-million pound VAT evasion by a multinational educational services company, and currently advises companies under criminal investigation for tax and corruption offences in the financial services and petrochemical industries.

    Tom is well versed in restraint, asset freezing/forfeiture and confiscation proceedings, and advises upon all aspects of the criminal and regulatory anti-money laundering regime. He has successfully defended a sensitive and high-value asset freezing order application made against a city solicitor, and secured a substantial interest in property for a third-party intervening in complex confiscation proceedings (both at first instance and on appeal). 

    Tom also acts for both the defence and prosecution in a range of serious and complex criminal proceedings, including murder, conspiracy to murder, firearms offences, drugs offences and offences of serious violence. He also appears in judicial review, inquest and extradition proceedings, and before a range of professional regulatory tribunals, including the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. 

    Corporate and Financial Crime 

    Tom is a specialist barrister in serious fraud, corruption, proceeds of crime, and regulatory offences. He has defended individuals in high-profile SFO cases, including LIBOR manipulation, Tesco fraud, and international corruption, and currently represents Tom Hayes in the Supreme Court. He has expertise in complex disclosure, Deferred Prosecution Agreements, and multi-jurisdictional cases. Tom advises corporates on criminal investigations, including tax and corruption, and recently halted a major VAT fraud case. In proceeds of crime, he handles asset recovery and confiscation, often involving complex property issues. He also advises on anti-money laundering and defends companies in health and safety prosecutions, securing acquittals and costs orders.

    Crime

    Tom represents both defence and prosecution in a wide range of serious and complex criminal cases, including homicide, firearms, violent crime, drug offences, and sexual offences. He is also regularly instructed in privately-funded driving and general criminal matters. His work is marked by thorough preparation, clear strategic guidance, and persuasive advocacy.

    Extradition

    Following completion of a CPS course in Extradition, Tom is instructed on behalf of both requesting and defendants in extradition proceedings in Westminster Magistrates Court and the High Court. 

    Private Prosecutions

    Tom specialises in defending and bringing private prosecutions, particularly in fraud, false accounting, and fraudulent trading cases. He is adept at managing the complex procedural and disclosure issues these cases involve. He currently represents a former sport retail executive in a fraud case linked to insolvency and recently secured the acquittal of a property developer family in a high-value fraud case, successfully challenging the prosecution’s conduct in a decision upheld on appeal (R (Morjaria) v Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2024] 1 Cr App R 19).

    Regulatory 

    Tom has extensive experience presenting and defending in professional regulatory proceedings across sectors including legal, healthcare, law enforcement, finance, and sport. He regularly appears before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal, recently defending senior solicitors in high-profile dishonesty and conflict of interest cases. In sports regulation, he secured a favourable outcome for a senior cricket executive facing misconduct allegations. Tom also acts in police disciplinary matters, representing both the Metropolitan Police and individual officers. In healthcare, he appears before bodies such as the NMC and GDC, and has worked on major inquiries and prosecutions involving clinical regulation.

    Inquests, Inquiries and Public Law

    Tom has a growing public law practice with particular expertise in matters intersecting with criminal investigations and prosecutions. His experience includes acting in high-profile judicial reviews, representing clients in inquests, and advising on complex cross-border legal issues.

    Education

    • Queen Mother Scholarship and Certificate of Honour, Middle Temple
    • Bar Professional Training Course (outstanding), City University
    • Graduate Diploma in Law (distinction), City University
    • BA (Hons) History (first class), Durham University

    Appointments

    • Recorder
    • SFO Counsel Panel B
    • CPS External Advocates Panel Grade 4
    • CPS Fraud Panel Grade 3
    • CPS Extradition Panel Grade 2 

    Professional Membership

    • Criminal Bar Association
    • Health and Safety Lawyers Association
    • Young Fraud Lawyers Association
    • Private Prosecutors’ Association

    Reviews

    Chambers UK 2025: Financial Crime – Star Individual

    Legal 500 2025: Business and Regulatory Crime (Including Global Investigations) – Tier 2

    Chambers UK 2024: Financial Crime – Band 1

    Legal 500 2024: Business and Regulatory Crime (Including Global Investigations) – Tier 2

    Who's Who Legal: Ranked Junior in UK Bar 2020 Investigations. 'An up-and-coming junior' who is 'eminently suitable to be instructed in any high-profile case'.

    "Tom is the stand out criminal barrister of his generation, particularly in corporate and white-collar crime. On his feet, he has the assurance of barristers twice his call, with the intellectual skill and intuition for his tribunal to match." Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2025)

    "Tom is a real star of the junior Bar who commands the confidence of everyone he meets."  Chambers UK Financial Crime (2024)

    "Tom is exceptionally intelligent, extremely hard-working and produces the highest-quality work. He is a very strong advocate." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2024)

    "Tom is simply fantastic at getting on top of and handling voluminous and immensely complex material."  Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2024) 

    "Tom is very thorough and bright. He leaves no stone unturned." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2023)

    "Extremely bright, committed and very hard-working." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2022)

    "Very intelligent; incredible hard worker who always has a mastery of the papers; exceptional drafting skills, coupled with strong advocacy." Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2022) 

    "A super smart junior, punching well beyond his years of call. He has a huge capacity for hard work and an exceptional legal brain.' 'He is very intelligent, strategic, energetic and a team player." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2021)

    "A junior who exudes gravitas and judgement well beyond his year of call. A strategic thinker who works incredibly hard." Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2021)

    "A rapidly rising star of the white-collar Bar. He's phenomenally hard-working, very bright, someone with exceptional drafting skills, and an asset to any team." "He has gravitas, maturity and judgement well beyond his years - he's absolutely fantastic." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2020)

    "Self-possessed, cerebral and very user-friendly." Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (Including Global Investigations) (2020)

    "Fiercely intellectual and capable of dealing with very difficult issues at speed." "He's fantastic and really hard-working." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2019)

    "A highly intelligent and confident junior with substantial experience of commercial crime at the highest level."  Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2018)

    "He has a wonderful legal mind and he comes in with some ingenious legal arguments." "Very bright and very hard-working, he is punching above his weight in terms of years of call.’"Chambers UK Financial Crime (2018)

    "A very bright and hardworking junior, who makes invaluable contributions." Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2017)

    "A younger counsel with a rising profile due to his high-quality work in the financial criminal arena. He is an expert on cases involving interest rate manipulation and tax fraud." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2017)

    "A fantastic lawyer, who is able to deal with cases of considerable complexity. He has judgement and the ability to read a situation that belies his quite recent call." Chambers UK Financial Crime (2017)

       

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  • Corporate and Financial Crime

    Tom is ranked in Chambers and Partners as a “Star Individual” in financial crime, and is recognised by his peers as “the stand out criminal barrister of his generation, particularly in corporate and white-collar crime” (Legal 500, 2025).

    Overview 

    Tom is a leading barrister specialising in serious fraud, corruption, the proceeds of crime, and regulatory offences. He has acted in a number of high-profile cases brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), including matters involving LIBOR manipulation, the Tesco accounting scandal, and cross-border corruption. He is currently representing Tom Hayes in proceedings before the UK Supreme Court.

    Experience

    Serious and Complex Fraud/Corruption - Individuals 

    Tom has successfully defended individuals in numerous high-profile SFO prosecutions, including a Barclays derivatives trader charged with LIBOR manipulation, the former managing director of Tesco charged with fraud and false accounting, former Serco and G4S executives charged with fraud against the Ministry of Justice, and the CEO of a commercial property company charged with bribery and money laundering. He currently acts for Tom Hayes in proceedings before the Supreme Court challenging his conviction for LIBOR manipulation, and for a former director of Glencore charged with international corruption.  

    Tom has particular expertise in cases involving large scale or contentious, disclosure issues, specialist businesses/sectors, and complex or novel points of law.  He has particular expertise cases involving Deferred Prosecution Agreements, and has acted for a number of implicated individuals both in seeking to protect their anonymity in the Agreement and associated documents, and to secure their acquittal in respect of linked criminal proceedings.  He is currently instructed in judicial review proceedings which will consider the proper approach to the anonymity of individuals named in Deferred Prosecution Agreements. 

    Tom regularly acts and advises in cases with a multi-jurisdictional aspect, including allegations of international corruption and cross-border tax evasion.

    Serious and Complex Fraud/Corruption - Corporates

    Tom regularly advises and acts for corporate clients in relation to suspected or alleged criminal wrongdoing.  Tom recently secured the discontinuance of an HMRC criminal investigation into suspected multi-million pound VAT evasion by a multinational educational services company, and currently advises companies under criminal investigation for tax and corruption offences in the financial services and petrochemical industries

    Proceeds of Crime

    Tom is well-versed in asset recovery proceedings including asset freezing/forfeiture, cash seizure, restraint, confiscation and related proceedings. He has acted for individuals and companies in account freezing and forfeiture applications brought by the NCA and police forces, including successfully defending a sensitive and high-value asset freezing order application made against a City solicitor concerning alleged international corruption. He has also acted in POCA confiscation proceedings involving difficult points of property law, securing an interest in a substantial residential property for an intervening third-party in confiscation proceedings (at first instance and on appeal) in the context of competing resulting and constructive trusts claims.  Tom advises companies and individuals on all aspects of the criminal and regulatory anti-money laundering regime.  

    Health and Safety 

    In the field of health and safety, Tom has appeared for the prosecution in corporate manslaughter proceedings against a construction company and its director, and has acted for companies charged with offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other regulatory regimes.  Tom recently defended a company charged with offences under the Regulator Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, securing both its acquittal and a costs order against the London Fire Brigade.

    Notable Cases

    R v AG (ongoing)

    Representing a former director of Glencore charged by the SFO with international corruption and false accounting.

    R v Tom Hayes (ongoing)

    Acting for a former UBS derivatives trader convicted of LIBOR manipulation in 2015, in his appeal against conviction to the Supreme Court.

    R v GH (ongoing)

    Representing the former CEO of London Mining charged by the SFO with corruption in Sierra Leone.

    R (RSD) v Southwark Crown Court (ongoing)

    Representing an individual implicated in a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), challenging the Court’s decision to name the individual in the DPA judgment notwithstanding his acquittal.

    R v L (ongoing)

    Advising a financial services company in relation to HMRC investigation concerning suspected cross-border tax evasion and money laundering.

    R v G Ltd (2024)

    Acting for multinational educational services company suspected of criminal VAT evasion by HMRC.  Investigation discontinued.

    R v RM (2023)

    Representing a former G4S manager charged with fraud in proceedings brought by the SFO concerning the operation of contracts with the Ministry of Justice for electronic tagging.  Client acquitted.

    R v RSD (2022)

    Representing the former CEO of a commercial property company, charged with offences of corruption and money laundering in proceedings brought by the SFO.  Client acquitted.

    R v SM (2020)

    Representing a former Serco senior manager charged with fraud and false accounting in proceedings brought by the SFO concerning the operation of contracts with the Ministry of Justice for electronic tagging.  Client acquitted.

    SFO v CB (2018)

    Represented the former Managing Director of Tesco charged by the SFO with fraud and false accounting.  Client acquitted.

    R v RR and others (USD LIBOR) (2017)

    Representing derivatives trader in SFO prosecution for the manipulation of USD LIBOR.  Client acquitted.

    Reviews

    Legal 500 2025: Business and Regulatory Crime (Including Global Investigations) – Tier 2

    Chambers UK 2024: Financial Crime – Band 1

    Legal 500 2024: Business and Regulatory Crime (Including Global Investigations) – Tier 2

    Chambers UK 2023: Financial Crime – Band 2

    Chambers UK 2022: Financial Crime – Band 2

    Legal 500 2022: Business and Regulatory Crime (Including Global Investigations) – Tier 3

    'Tom is very thorough and bright. He leaves no stone unturned.' Chambers UK Financial Crime (2023)

    'Extremely bright, committed and very hard-working.' Chambers UK Financial Crime (2022)

    'Very intelligent; incredible hard worker who always has a mastery of the papers; exceptional drafting skills, coupled with strong advocacy.' Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2022) 

    'A super smart junior, punching well beyond his years of call. He has a huge capacity for hard work and an exceptional legal brain.' 'He is very intelligent, strategic, energetic and a team player.' Chambers UK Financial Crime (2021)

    'A junior who exudes gravitas and judgement well beyond his year of call. A strategic thinker who works incredibly hard.' Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2021)

    ‘A rapidly rising star of the white-collar Bar. He's phenomenally hard-working, very bright, someone with exceptional drafting skills, and an asset to any team.’ ‘He has gravitas, maturity and judgement well beyond his years - he's absolutely fantastic.’ Chambers UK Financial Crime (2020)

    ‘Self-possessed, cerebral and very user-friendly.’ Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (Including Global Investigations) (2020)

    ‘Fiercely intellectual and capable of dealing with very difficult issues at speed.’ ‘He's fantastic and really hard-working.’ Chambers UK Financial Crime (2019)

    ‘A highly intelligent and confident junior with substantial experience of commercial crime at the highest level.’ Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2018)

    ‘He has a wonderful legal mind and he comes in with some ingenious legal arguments.’ ‘Very bright and very hard-working, he is punching above his weight in terms of years of call.’ Chambers UK Financial Crime (2018)

    ‘A very bright and hardworking junior, who makes invaluable contributions.’ Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2017)

    ‘A younger counsel with a rising profile due to his high-quality work in the financial criminal arena. He is an expert on cases involving interest rate manipulation and tax fraud.’ Chambers UK Financial Crime (2017)

    ‘A fantastic lawyer, who is able to deal with cases of considerable complexity. He has judgement and the ability to read a situation that belies his quite recent call.’ Chambers UK Financial Crime (2017)

    Recent Cases

    News

    • QEB Hollis Whiteman Recognised by Chambers & Partners Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals

       Chambers and Partners released their rankings for Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals and QEB Hollis Whiteman and its members are acknowledged as leaders in the field.Chambers is ranked as Band 1 and nine members of Chambers  are ranked as leader...

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    • Trader Tom Hayes' case referred back to Court of Appeal

       In 2015, Tom Hayes was convicted of eight charges of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.  The crimes of which he was convicted arose from alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).  While his sente...

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    • Webinar "The Serco Trial: What Went Wrong?" available to download

      QEB Hollis Whiteman, Hickman & Rose and Peters & Peters hosted a webinar - The Serco Trial: What Went Wrong?In the webinar, the defence lawyers in the Serco prosecution considered the factors which led to the collapse of the case. Adrian Darbishire Q

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    • Paul Raudnitz and Tom Doble secure suspended sentence in Bribery Act 2010 proceedings.

      Paul Raudnitz and Tom Doble acted for Kevin Herbert, former Supply Chain Manager at Williams Hybrid Power (a subsidiary of the Williams Formula 1 Group), who faced charges of bribery contrary to the Bribery Act 2010.  The allegations concerned the solicit...

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    • Adrian Darbishire QC and Tom Doble represent defendant in Libor trial starting today

      Adrian Darbishire QC and Tom Doble represent defendant in Libor trial.

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  • Crime

    Tom is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend in serious and complex criminal cases.

    Overview

    Tom acts for both the defence and prosecution in a range of serious and complex criminal proceedings, including murder, conspiracy to murder, firearms offences, serious violence, drugs and sexual offences. He is often instructed on a privately-funded basis in a range of driving and other matters. To all his cases Tom brings rigorous preparation, strategic advice, and compelling advocacy.   

    Experience

    Tom has substantial experience across the full spectrum of serious and general criminal offences. He appears in the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts on behalf of both the prosecution and the defence, and has acted in numerous multi-handed trials involving allegations of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, firearms, and Class A drug supply. He is regularly instructed in cases requiring sensitive handling, tactical foresight, and robust advocacy, and has a particular strength in cases involving complex evidential issues.

    Notable Cases

    R v YH (ongoing)
    Murder by stabbing. 
     
    R v KT (2024)
    Domestic violence section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent, strangulation and coercing/controlling behaviour. 
     
    R v B and S (2023)
    Kidnap and false imprisonment involving firearms. 
     
    R v AR and others (2023)
    Multi-handed murder and attempted murder outside a Mosque. 
     
    R v B and B (2021, Wood Green CC)
    Possession of firearms with intent to endanger life (sub-machine gun) concerning shootings in the Tottenham area. 
     
    R v B, S and others (2021, CCC)
    Linked conspiracies to carry out contract killings using firearms. 
     
    R v M and O (2021, Wood Green CC)
    Section 18 stabbing. 
     
    R v B (2021)
    Police officer facing "totting" disqualification (disqualification avoided). 
     
    R v C (2020, Southwark CC) 
    Possession of a firearm (pistol) with intent to endanger life concerning a shooting in Pimlico.
     
    R v F (2020, Southwark CC) 
    Robbery of high-value watches. 
     
    R v F (2020, Inner London CC) 
    Possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. 
     
    R v D and others (2019, Snaresbrook CC)
    Conspiracies to kidnap, falsely imprison and blackmail and possession of firearms. 
     

    R v Santhanam (2016)
    Defendant charged with possessing articles for use in fraud (Kingston Crown Court).

    R v MD (2016)
    Represented a company director charged with driving under the influence of excess alcohol.

    R v Paterson (2016)
    Acted for the prosecution in proceedings for the theft of thousands of pounds’ worth of tools (Inner London Crown Court).

    R v PC F (2015)
    Acted for Police Constable charged with speeding.  

    R v Jacques (2015)
    Defendant charged with robbery (Basildon Crown Court).

    R v Baxendale-Walker (2015)
    Defended a former tax solicitor facing multi-million pound fraud and forgery charges in proceedings brought by HMRC.

    Recent Cases

  • Extradition

    Extradition is a natural string to Tom's Corporate Crime bow.

    Overview 

    Extradition is a natural extension of Tom's Corporate Crime practice, complementing his extensive experience in serious fraud, international corruption, and regulatory offences. 

    Experience 

    Tom is instructed on behalf of both requesting states and defendants in extradition proceedings in Westminster Magistrates’ Court and the High Court. He is well-versed in this complex and fast-moving area of law.

    Recent cases 

    Batty v Spain (WMC, Admin Court, 2020)
    Allegation of serious assault on a very young child. Validity of warrant and complex Article 8 issues (concerning a child with severe learning difficulties) raised. 
     

    Poland v Ostzycki (WMC, 2020)
    Extradition sought on conviction warrant following serious assault. Conviction in absence and Article 8 issues raised.

    Poland v Ochecki (Admin Court, 2020)
    Requested person wanted for robbery and assault. Validity of warrant and article 8 issues raised. 
     

    Riza v Romania (WMC, 2019)
    Requested person wanted for affray. Extradition resisted on the basis of passage of time.

    Liviu v Germany (WMC, 2019)
    Requested person wanted on theft charges. Validity of warrant and dual criminality challenged.

    Bulgaria v Zhukov (WMC, Admin Court, 2018)
    Abuse of process (clear error in the warrant), Article 3 (prison conditions) and Article 8 issues raised.

  • Regulatory

    Tom presents and defends in a range of professional regulatory tribunals, and is well-equipped to deal with cases of legal or factual complexity. He is able to present and defend across the professions including the healthcare, legal, law enforcement and financial industries.

    Overview

    Tom brings broad and in-depth experience to professional disciplinary and regulatory proceedings across a range of sectors, including the legal profession, healthcare, policing, finance, and sport. He is regularly instructed in cases before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal, where he has defended senior lawyers involved in complex and high-profile allegations of dishonesty and conflicts of interest.

    Experience

    Regulation of the legal profession

    Tom acts in proceedings before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal.  He recently represented a former Senior Partner of a large firm of solicitors in proceedings alleging dishonesty in relation to a multi-million pound costs claim, and a senior solicitor suspected to have acted where a conflict of interest had arisen.  Tom also recently acted for a solicitor in Divisional Court proceedings under the Hamid jurisdiction, successfully avoiding a referral to the SRA.

    Sports Regulation

    Tom recently acted for a senior cricket executive in proceedings before the Cricket Discipline Commission, alleging sexually improper conduct.  The charges were found not proved

    Police Discipline

    Tom acts for the Metropolitan Police Department for Professional Standards in proceedings before the Police Disciplinary Tribunal and Police Appeals Tribunal, and for officers charged with disciplinary and criminal offences. 

    Healthcare

    Tom also has substantial experience in healthcare regulation. He acts in proceedings before the Nursing and Midwifery Council and General Dental Council, was a junior member of the Inquiry team for the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, and assisted in defending the first prosecution under the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations.

    Notable Cases

    Turner v High Court of Dublin [2024] EWHC 3294 (Admin)
    Acting for a senior solicitor in a referral under the Hamid jurisdiction, concerning allegations of misleading the Court in the context of extradition proceedings. Following written and oral representations, the Court decided not to refer the solicitor to the SRA. 
     
    SRA v RB (2023)
    Acting for a senior solicitor suspended by the SRA of acting in circumstances where there was a conflict of interest. Following representations on behalf of the solicitor, the investigation was discontinued without regulatory action. 
     
    SRA v NS (2022)
    Acting for the former Senior Partner of a large firm of solicitors in proceedings alleging dishonesty in relation to a multi-million pount costs claim. 
     
    GDC v M (2019)
    Acted for the GDC in proceedings against a registrant alleged to have administered a noxious substance (GHB) to his wife. 
     
    MPS v PC J (2019)
    Acted for MPS in proceedings concerning allegatons of dishonesty. 
     
    MPS v PC G (2016)
    Acted for MPS in proceedings concerning allegations of dishonesty. 
     
    NMC v NA (2016)
    Acted for a nurse in complex misconduct proceedings concerning Stanbridge Earls School. 

    NMC v LK (2015)
    Represented an addiction therapist in misconduct proceedings concerning multiple allegations of sub-standard care and inappropriate behaviour.

    NMC v GMCS (2014)
    Defended a nurse in misconduct proceedings concerning allegations of dishonesty.

    Metropolitan Police v Sgt B and others (2013)
    Acted for the DPS in proceedings before the Police Disciplinary Tribunal regarding improper text messages.

    Recent Cases

  • Private Prosecutions

    Tom acts in complex private prosecutions, both for defendants and prosecutors, with particular expertise in fraud-related matters and cases involving procedural or disclosure challenges.

    Overview

    Tom accepts instructions to defend and conduct private prosecution proceedings.  He has a particular expertise in acting for individuals and companies charged by private prosecutors with allegations of fraud, false accounting and fraudulent trading, effectively navigating the particular procedural, disclosure and costs issues which commonly arise.    

    Experience 

    Tom currently acts for the former managing director of a sports retail business, charged with fraud and fraudulent trading in private prosecution proceedings brought in the context of a corporate insolvency.

    He recently secured the acquittal of a family of property developers, and a large property development company, facing allegations of fraud arising from a multi-million pound joint venture dispute, against the background of complex civil litigation.  The charges were dismissed following a successful application to set aside summonses issued ex parte, on the basis of improper motive and breaches of the ‘duty of candour’.  Following contested applications, disclosure was obtained of highly damaging communications between the prosecutor and his criminal/civil lawyers.  A judicial review challenge to this decision was successfully resisted on appeal (R (Morjaria) v Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2024] 1 Cr App R 19).

    Notable Cases

    F Group v JA (ongoing)
    Active for a former MD of a sports retail business in a private prosecution alleging fraud and fraudulent trading.

    R (Morjaria) v Westminster Magistrates Court [2024] 1 Cr App R 19
    Judicial review successfully resisting a private prosecutor's challenge to the decision to set aside summonses alleging fraud.

    PM v CM, SM, AM and T Ltd (Westminster MC, 2022-3) 
    Successful application to set aside summonses in a complex, high-value private prosecution for fraud, on the basis of improper motive and breaches of the ‘duty of candour’. 

    R(IF) v Crown Court at Gloucester (2019) (Admin) 
    Successful judicial review of a crown court’s refusal to award costs out of central funds to a private prosecutor.

    Reviews

    'Extremely bright, committed and very hard-working.' Chambers UK (2022)

    'A super smart junior, punching well beyond his years of call. He has a huge capacity for hard work and an exceptional legal brain.' 'He is very intelligent, strategic, energetic and a team player.' Chambers UK (2021)

    'A junior who exudes gravitas and judgement well beyond his year of call. A strategic thinker who works incredibly hard.' Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2021)

    ‘A rapidly rising star of the white-collar Bar. He's phenomenally hard-working, very bright, someone with exceptional drafting skills, and an asset to any team.’ ‘He has gravitas, maturity and judgement well beyond his years - he's absolutely fantastic.’ Chambers UK (2020)

    ‘Self-possessed, cerebral and very user-friendly.’ Legal 500 (2020)

    ‘Fiercely intellectual and capable of dealing with very difficult issues at speed.’ ‘He's fantastic and really hard-working.’ Chambers UK (2019)

    ‘A highly intelligent and confident junior with substantial experience of commercial crime at the highest level.’ Legal 500 (2018)

    ‘He has a wonderful legal mind and he comes in with some ingenious legal arguments.’ ‘Very bright and very hard-working, he is punching above his weight in terms of years of call.’ Chambers UK (2018)

    Recent Cases

  • Inquests, Inquiries and Public Law

    Tom has a growing public law practice, with particular expertise in proceedings linked to criminal investigations or prosecutions. 

    Overview

    Tom has a developing practice in public law. His work spans judicial review, inquest proceedings, and public inquiries, particularly where they arise from or relate to serious criminal allegations, regulatory investigations, or systemic failings in public services.

    Experience

    Tom has acted for a pharmaceutical company in judicial review proceedings challenging the issue of a search warrant and production order arising from an international investigation into the cross-border supply of counterfeit and unlicensed drugs, and for a private prosecutor seeking to recover costs following an exceptional jurisdictional error.

    He has also acted for the family of a deceased soldier in inquest proceedings which focused on the adequacy of mental health care provided by the armed forces and local NHS trusts. As a result of issues raised by the family, the coroner issued a report to prevent future deaths.  

    Notable Cases

    R(IF) v Crown Court at Gloucester (2019) (Admin)
    Successful judicial review of a crown court’s refusal to award costs out of central funds to a private prosecutor 

    Re Lance Bombardier Richard Jones (2014)
    Represented the family of a deceased soldier who had taken an overdose of tramadol following a period of acute psychosis.  At the conclusion of the inquest the coroner issued a report to prevent future deaths addressed to the organisations which provided care to LB Jones immediately prior to his death.

    Recent Cases