Thomas Day

Thomas Day

Thomas Day

Qualifications

2007 - 2008 BPP Law School, BVC (Very Competent)
2006 - 2007 City University, Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction)
2003 - 2006 University of Durham, BA (Hons) History (1st Class)

Awards 

Inner Temple Exhibition and Philip Teichmann Award Winner
Inner Temple Advocacy Prize Winner 2009

 

Crime

Tom has quickly developed a substantial criminal practice both prosecuting and defending. He has defended in matters of significant complexity and gravity including offences of violence, firearms, dishonesty and fraud.

Tom has particular experience representing those charged with the importation, and supply, of drugs. He also has significant experience in the field of fraud and money laundering offences. He is comfortable with complicated and paper-heavy cases.

He is regularly instructed to defend in privately funded road traffic matters and has particular experience dealing with tachograph offences.

Tom has also recently been instructed to prosecute a number of trials arising out of the riots that took place in London in August 2011.

 

Advisory, Regulatory and Other work

Tom regularly advises companies and individuals upon potential criminal liability and other matters of law.

He is also developing a professional disciplinary practice, and has appeared on behalf of registrants before the Nursing and Midwifery Council.  He is keen to expand his experience of this and other regulatory proceedings.

Tom is an accomplished and persuasive advocate, whether arguing points of law or addressing a jury, and prides himself on being able to identify quickly the crucial issues in each case.

 

 

Upcoming cases

R v PA (Defence) - Conspiracy to commit criminal damage

Lone junior in a month long, multi handed case involving allegations of conspiracies to graffiti trains and structures both in the UK and abroad. The estimated value of the damage caused is several hundred thousand pounds.

 

 

 

Notable Cases

Crime

Case name R v IS (Isleworth Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Violent Disorder
Detail Large scale violent disorder before a Chelsea home match. Following the receipt of a skeleton argument supporting an application to dismiss the Crown offered no evidence.
Case name R v RS (Isleworth Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Money laundering offences
Detail Prosecution of a failed Russian asylum seeker for money laundering offences pursuant to the ruling in R v Anwoir. The Defendant was found sleeping rough in Heathrow Airport with £2,000 in cash upon his person. Investigations revealed a total of nearly £50,000 passing through one of the Defendant’s numerous bank accounts and that he had purchased a property in Newcastle with no explanation for the origin of the funds. The Court found there was no case to answer on the count relating to the purchase of the property following a renewed submission of no case to answer. Acquitted on all other counts.
Case name R v YL (Isleworth Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Burglary
Detail The Defendant’s fingerprints were found on the tools used to burgle and attempt to break into the safe of a Ladbrokes betting shop. The Defendant maintained that he had stumbled into the shop intoxicated and had innocently touched the tools. Acquitted.
Case name R v NI (Isleworth Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Possession of false idendity documents
Detail The Defendant, a Serbian national, was found in possession of a false Slovenian driving licence. His defence was that he believed it to be a genuine Slovenian licence. Acquitted.
Case name R v MD (Woolwich Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Possession of cocaine with intent to supply
Detail The Defendant’s house was raided and found in his bedroom was cocaine worth in excess of £3,000, scales, plastic bags, a safe, a stun gun, £450 in cash and a wrap of cocaine in the Defendant’s jacket. The Defendant maintained that the drugs were for his personal use. Hung jury in the original trial. On the first day of the re-trial the Crown offered no evidence following representations. Sentenced for possession of the stun gun and the drugs to a suspended sentence of imprisonment.
Case name R v MO (Isleworth Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Robbery
Detail The Defendant was jointly charged with stealing a car from the victim at midnight while producing a firearm. Guilty plea; three years' imprisonment.
Case name R v JQ (Isleworth Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence; perverting the course of justice
Detail The Defendant, who had maintained that he was 16 years old but was found to be 21, produced an imitation firearm in the course of shoplifting from a petrol garage. Guilty plea - Community order.
Case name R v JH, SA & OJ (Wood Green Crown Court)
Appearance Prosecution
Category
Detail Three-handed burglary trial arising out of the riots in August 2011 in London.
Case name R v DW (Peterborough Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Perverting the course of justice
Detail Following a voir dire involving cross-examination of the interviewing officer and on the basis of written and oral advocacy the Defendant’s interview was excluded under section 78 PACE 1984, relying on the case of R v Kirk. The Crown offered no evidence following the exclusion of the interview.
Case name R v SD (Southwark Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category ABH
Detail No evidence offered in light of skeleton argument challenging the admissibility of a positive identification from a witness who had not been invited to the identification parade but had conducted the parade nonetheless.
Case name R v ** (Isleworth Crown Court)
Appearance Defence
Category Importation of cocaine
Detail Following a guilty plea and arguments concerning the Crown’s failure to properly comply with the "text system", the Defendant received 3 years imprisonment for the importation of nearly a kilogram of cocaine at 100% purity.