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One of the most progressive and forward thinking Chambers in the country :Chambers & Partners 2008

Tom Schofield Year of Call: 2001

Tom Schofield Crime

Fiercely independent. Highly motivated and professional. And with a single minded approach to his clients’ interests. Tom is considered a formidable advocate of the junior bar.

He is a specialist criminal practitioner and has Prosecuted and Defended in a wide range of cases, including matters of: murder; serious sexual offences; financial crimes and serious drugs offences.

Tom is a Grade 4 prosecutor – one of the youngest ever to reach that rank in the West Midlands.

With one of the highest levels of government security clearance, he is able to accept instructions in cases involving offences affecting national security or the disclosure of material affecting national security.

He has considerable experience in the Court of Appeal, and has been involved in several reported cases. And he has been led by Queens Counsel and Senior Junior Counsel many times.

Tom is also qualified to accept instructions from clients directly.

Tom’s strength lies in his complete commitment to every case he is involved in. He has a meticulous approach to preparation, and his attention to detail is always noted. But despite his intellectual style, Tom is very approachable and places great emphasis on showing his clients respect. Whether his client is a business leader, a surgeon, or an illiterate person of no fixed abode, they are all provided with the same level of uncompromising representation.

QUALIFICATIONS

Tom studied at the University of Turin as a Leonardo da Vinci Scholar before reading law at the University of Liverpool, achieving a 2(i) Hons degree. He was awarded a mark of very competent at the Inns of Court School of Law, and was a Hardwicke Scholar of Lincolns Inn before being called to the Bar at that Inn in October 2001. He worked as a legal negotiator in Canary Wharf before commencing pupillage.

CLERKS

Senior Practice Manager
Andrew Trotter

First Junior Clerk
Ben Todd

Junior Clerks
Craig Nicholls
Jake Brooke
Anthony Priest
Peter Mottram

Practice Director
Tony McDaid

Tel: +44 (0) 845 210 5555
Fax: +44 (0) 121 606 1501
crime@no5.com

NOTABLE CASES

Notable Cases:-

R v Keith James and others 2010 – Defence Counsel. Concerning massive alleged conspiracy to steal millions of pounds worth of beer kegs.

R v Hare and MacDonald 2009 – Junior Prosecution Counsel. Multiple shooting case in Wolverhampton

R v Mohammed Afahan Hussain 2008 – Junior Prosecution Counsel. High profile manslaughter of toddler.

R v Karamjit Singh Sagoo and others 2008 – Junior Defence Counsel. Multi handed conspiracy to defraud

R v Pattinson and Griffiths 2006 – Junior Prosecution Counsel. Money laundering.

Notable Appeal Cases:-

R v GH 2010 – Appeal against conviction. Defended. Leading authority on the admissibility of reverse propensity evidence.

R v Mohammed Hussain 2007 – Appeal against conviction. Prosecuted. Concerning the competence and compellability of witnesses who are spouses married under Sharia law.

R v Wyn Hughes 2004 – Appeal against the making of a football banning order. Defended.