Barrister > Roger Thomas Q.C. *
| Year of call : | 1969 |
| Year of Silk : | 1994 |
| Area of Practice : | Crime: Roger Thomas covers all areas of criminal law and has a well-established practice in high-profile criminal cases which include murder, manslaughter, money laundering, serious fraud (including carousel fraud) and major drugs cases. |
| Notable Cases : | R v Owen Crookes (Leicester Crown Court – planned gangland murder) R v Alden and Wright (Newport Crown Court) – one of a series of prosecutions arising from the Operation Goldfinch child abuse investigation) R v Matthew Hardman (Mold Crown Court – vampire murder) R v Akhtar Hussein (Leeds Crown Court – multi-million pound money laundering) R v Bhogal (Birmingham Crown Court – kidnapping) R v Deborah Conop (Oxford Crown Court) – murder/abuse of process) R v Shabaz Hussain (Luton Crown Court – ritual murder) |
| Recommendations : | Described in Chambers UK as a "favourite and a pleasure to deal with". |
| Education : | LLB (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) |
| Appointments : | Recorder, Wales Circuit, 1996 |
| Professional Memberships : | Criminal Bar Association |
| Seminars : | Workshop on procedure and problems in the conduct of Disciplinary Tribunals for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants |
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