Thomas O'Brien

A significant number of Thomas' clients come to him when they are being investigated by the police but no charges have been made. It can be extremely important to conduct this work pre-charge and can even result in the investigation being discontinued or a lesser offence being charged. Thomas takes a proactive approach with both the Police and Crown Prosecution Service to exmaine whether there are any avenues for the case to be dropped at the investigation stage.

Thomas has worked on a number of fraud-related cases across England and Wales. This includes various types of frauds at different levels of seriousness. He has recently prepared a multi-million pound case of VAT fraud in London.

Thomas deals with cases involving serious crime, including blackmail, perverting the course of justice, serious violent offences, and offences relating to organised drug crime.

Thomas has been the prominent lawyer on cases involving serious sexual allegations. These include rape, sexual assault, and alleged sexual offences against children.

Thomas represents individuals accused of terrorism offences by the Home Office, and is building a particular expertise in this area of criminal law. For reasons of sensitivity and the heightened rules governing non-disclosure in these cases, more information cannot be given.

Thomas has represented a significant number of people accused of this type of offending. He appreciates the social stigma that comes with accusations of this nature and always ensures that clients feel that they have someone who is fighting their corner when preparing for a trial.

There are sometimes clients who wish to plead guilty to these offences, often because they have made admissions to the police before even being interviewed and retaining a lawyer. Thomas has great experience preparing cases in these circumstances both at court and during the investigation stage of proceedings, with the aim of reducing the criminal penalty and limiting the reputational damage.