Olliers

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Toby is a highly experienced solicitor having worked for Olliers for over 25 years. He works mainly as a litigator but also has experience having worked as an advocate in the Magistrates’ Court, Crown Court and Court of Appeal. Due to this experience he often prepares cases with some complexity or cases that involve unusual areas of law including pre-charge or post-charge representations.

Toby has worked on a wide variety of serious cases including historical sex offences, conspiracy to supply drugs and murders. He is particularly interested in computer related crime and has worked on several ‘hacking’ and NCA led ‘dark web’ cases. This has included global drug dealing on the Silk Road website and other similar sites.

He also undertakes a lot of work on intra-familial domestic allegations where a former partner has alleged that a client has committed a variety of offences (often including sex allegations, coercive control and assaults) against them. This work can be complex and emotive and can include liaising with family solicitors as it is often suspected that the allegations may be being used as a mechanism to gain advantage in family proceedings.

Toby has represented clients facing prosecution for regulatory offences including Trade Mark allegations. He is a member of The Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers, ARDL.

More recently Toby has embraced pre-charge work using the Framework created under the Attorney General Disclosure Guidelines 2020. Pre-charge work involves liaising with the Police and CPS at the investigation stage of an allegation. This makes the process more balanced and enables us to make representations either that the allegations should not be prosecuted or to suggest an out of court disposal may be more appropriate than a prosecution. Due to his experience in this developing area he has created an accreditation scheme that he uses to teach colleagues how to approach such work.

Testimonials

“I would like to say thank you for the professional yet personable service that you have provided. You represented me in the exact way that I wanted which allowed me to get the best result possible. I believe that the outcome was fair and the magistrates were very understanding of the circumstances I am in. I will be forever in your debt. Thanks again and stay safe.”

“From the moment I needed legal advice Toby and Olliers were a reassuring and reliable presence. Toby was always at the other end of the phone when I needed him to give sound legal advice and help calm my worries. This not only came in the form of their counsel but

also in giving a fair price for their work and going above and beyond what I could have hoped for the fees I paid them. Thanks to them I got a fantastic result and can get on with my life.”

Criminal Law and Forensics

Toby has a particular specialism in cases involving forensic evidence and has significant experience of challenging such evidence successfully. Toby has written a number of articles highlighting the problems in outsourcing forensic science services.

Toby in the Media

In 2021 Toby was quoted in the Guardian reflecting on the 10 year anniversary of the 2011 riots. Read more.

In 2012 Toby worked on cases relating to the Manchester Riots and was interviewed on Radio 5 live, Radio Manchester, Granada Reports and BBC news. He also contributed to the joint Guardian/ LSE report into the causes of the riots.

Toby was interviewed on BBC Manchester in relation to stop and search statistics in 2015.

Law Society; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers