News for: Thomas Evans

The Personal Injury team has published its latest update including the latest on the Commons amendments regarding the Civil Liability Bill as considered by the House of Lords in November 2018. Read the full update here

Thomas Evans successfully appealed Mr Thomson's 18-month sentence for possession of a Samurai sword in a public place. The Court of Appeal found that the sentence imposed had been "manifestly excessive" and substituted a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment. Mr Justice Goss described Mr Evans' submissions as "cogent and economical". Click here to view Thomas Evans' profile.

Criminal News in Brief – March 2018 by Thomas Evans

5th March 2018

Criminal barrister Thomas Evans brings you the latest edition of Criminal News in Brief. Supreme Court Search and Seizure: a magistrates’ court is entitled to consider material which cannot be disclosed on public policy grounds when issuing search and seizure warrants under PACE 1984. Further, a closed procedure may be adopted by the Crown Court to enable the consideration of non-disclosable material when considering an inter partes application to retain unlawfully seized material (R (Haralambous)...

Criminal barristers Thomas Evans and Graham Gilbert provide overviews of the sentencing in the case of Black Cab rapist John Worboys and in the case of Jon Venables. To read their analyses, please click here. To view Thomas Evans' profile, follow this link. Graham Gilbert's profile can be found here.

Criminal barristers Thomas Evans, Graham Gilbert and Thomas Acworth bring you the latest edition of Criminal News in Brief. The Supreme Court Assistance by Defendants: When considering whether to refer a sentence made under s.73 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 back to a court: the interests of justice do not automatically require a prosecutor to make the referral if there has been a change of circumstances and there were no countervailing...

Criminal Barrister Thomas Evans analyses Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC67 and the test for dishonesty applied in criminal courts. To read Thomas' analysis, please click here.    

Thomas Evans considers the Supreme Court decision in Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2017] UKSC 60, a case concerning the Local Authorities liability for the torts of foster carers. To read Tom's analysis, please click here.

3PB barristers are delighted to have assisted in organising the Cardiff University 3rd Annual ADR Symposium in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the SCMA and the Association of Wales & Border Counties Mediators. The Symposium held in the Sir Martin Evans Anatomy Lecture Theatre on 25 April 2017 welcomed approximately 70 delegates, both mediators and lawyers. 3PB members Paul Newman, James Davison and James Davies participated along with Andrew Goodman of the SCMA and...