Cases
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Fraud and Financial Crime
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He is instructed in an Office of Fair Trading case due to last three months. He also has a specialist knowledge of VAT carousel fraud and a proven ability in cases where the prosecution has failed to disclose essential material.
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Asset Confiscation
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He has a wide knowledge of asset confiscation work. He has recently been engaged in five High Court trials in the current year. He is regarded as someone who can get the
best out of any case and situation. Major drug trials have included representing the only westerner ever to successfully escape from the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ prison. -
Crime
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He is regularly instructed in high profile cases for crimes such as R v. Celbequiri and Others that lasted ten months in total in overturning a murder conviction
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Significant Cases
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R v. Celbequiri and Others – A ten month drugs trial.
R v. Malcolm Sayers and Others – An alleged MTIC case stayed as an abuse of the courts’ process.
R v. Oliver and Others – A massive drugs case dismissal judgment referred to
the Court of Appeal.R v. Martinez McLaughlin – Successfully overturned murder conviction.
R v. Shane Dedman – Successful in resisting unduly lenient sentence for
attempted murder.Wiseman v. Sullivan – Libel case: Mark acted for the client of solicitor who
claimed to have been overcharged for work.
Professional Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association
Awards, Qualifications & Other
Grade 3 CPS Counsel
Direct Access
Mark Tomassi is qualified to accept instructions directly from clients and is registered under the Bar Council’s Public Access Scheme, meaning that members of the public who seek specialist advice can come directly to him. In addition, he welcomes instructions from solicitors, in-house law departments, qualified foreign lawyers, and clients licensed by the Bar Council to give instructions directly to barristers under the Bar Council’s Licensed Access Scheme. For more information please visit our Direct Access page here.