Tom Allen QC

Domestic and International Criminal Law, including bribery, corruption, fraud, health and safety and homicide.

Recommended in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 in the categories of Crime and Criminal Fraud.

'Extremely hardworking and excellent with clients' - Legal 500 2017.

'Lots of presence and ability'  'He possesses excellent judgement and great client-care skills' - Chambers and Partners 2017.

'He is able to draw the listener in and interact with clients to get a deeper understanding of the case' - Chambers and Partners 2016.

'Extraordinarily user-friendly' - Legal 500 2016.

'Excellent judgement. He gets to grips with the issues rapidly and is brilliant with clients. He's extremely hard-working and knows his stuff' - Chambers and Partners 2015.

‘A highly persuasive advocate, with brilliant judgement and a keen intellect' - Legal 500 2015.

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2017 - Instructed to defend $150m fraud at Otkritie bank and Threadneedle Asset Management

2016 - Instructed to defend a German national charged in connection with the manipulation of Euribor.

2015 - Instructed to defend a US Barclays derivatives trader in connection with the manipulation of Libor.

2014 - Instructed to defend in respect of prosecution of £250 million film finance tax avoidance scheme.

2013 - R v Rumsey - Allegation of share selling (boiler room) fraud involving losses of $100m.

2012 - Re PWC - Acted for the Accountancy and Actuarial Disciplinary Board in Disciplinary Proceedings Against PWC, external auditors to JP Morgan; failure to notice up to $23 Billion of client money unsegregated in accounts. Record fine imposed and widely reported.

2012 - Instructed to defend in corruption case involving procurement contracts at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Department of Constitutional Affairs.

2012 - Instructed to defend high net worth individuals from Armenia and Kazakhstan in a series of criminal proceedings.

2011 - Instructed to represent X, a suspect in the International Criminal Court investigation into the Situation in Darfur, Sudan.

2010 - R v N [2010] EWCA Crim 2050 : International money laundering involving funds dispersed to or coming from Lebanon, South Africa, Denmark, Zimbabwe and Grenada.

2009 - R v Eiley, Savery and Polonio [2009] UKPC 40. Privy Council appeal on behalf of three Appellants convicted of murder in Belize. Convictions of all appellants overturned as unsafe.

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• Legal Network TV – the hearsay provisions
• Prosecuting Computer Fraud with Miranda Moore QC
• Profile of Edward Fitzgerald QC for Counsel Magazine

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• The Bribery Act 2010: A series of seminars delivered together with Amanda Pinto QC
• The Crime and Security Bill 2009 - some uncomfortable truths.
• Money laundering: The Cook the thief, his wife and her lawyer.
• Lead contributor to CBA response to the North Review on Drink and Drugs in Driving
• Author of the screenplay 'Gravesongs'
• Winner of the Oscar Moore/Screen International Award.

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• Member of the Criminal Bar Association
• Member of South Eastern Circuit
• Member of the Howard League

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