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Stephen Thomas   (1993)

Email: sthomas@temple-chambers.co.uk

Areas of Practice :
Criminal Law

Description:
Specialist Criminal Law practitioner.

Stephen Thomas specialises in Criminal Law. He primarily defends but also has a regulatory prosecution practice. Stephen Thomas has appeared at all levels up to and including the Court of Appeal.






 

Education:
Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law (1990)
Ll.B. (Hons), University of Wales, Cardiff (1989)

Cases:
R v Mark Grommek (2008): junior counsel for the defendant in a high-profile trial which involved novel issues of duress regarding allegations of police malpractice

Stephen Thomas has defended in a number of high-profile murder trials, including:
R v Ball and Phillips: junior counsel for the second defendant. Case involved murder and a number of offences of arson

He has also defended in a number of complex large-scale high-profile drugs trials, including:

Operation Corolla (2004/5): leading junior for a defendant in a large-scale conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (heroin)

Operation Reptile (leading junior)

Operation Verona

Operation Capsule

Operation Rebus




 
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