Tom Godfrey > 23ES > London, England > Barrister Profile
23ES Offices
1 Gray's Inn Square
WC1R 5AA
England
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Tom Godfrey
Position
Tom Godfrey has built up an impressive Crown Court practice and recent instructions include murder, attempted murder and conspiracies to defraud. His practice is wide-ranging and diverse with particular focus on fraud, homicide and serious organised crime. Tom defends mainly in London and the South East and is instructed by leading firms of solicitors. He has also been graded a level three prosecutor by the CPS and is on the Attorney General’s list of prosecution counsel. Tom meticulously prepares his cases and is renowned for his hard working and methodical approach. He has an enviable track record in front of juries and is personable and well liked by both lay and professional clients.
Career
Called 2003; Inner Temple.
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association; Young Fraud Lawyers Association; South Eastern Circuit.
Education
University of Exeter; Nottingham Law School (PGDL); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Tom Godfrey – 23ES ‘Tom is an exceptionally gifted lawyer with a very pleasing style of advocacy in cross-examination. He is a leading junior with a great reputation and skill set who is a silk in waiting.’
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Tom Godfrey – 23ES ‘Tom is an excellent barrister. He is hard-working, his judgement is excellent and his advocacy is pitched perfectly to persuade the audience that he has. He is confident, friendly and reassuring and inspires confidence with judges, juries, opponents, solicitors and lay clients.’
23ES has several strong silks that regularly defend and prosecute in big fraud and money laundering cases. Cairns Nelson KC stands out as an experienced financial crime specialist whose ‘light touch with witnesses makes for effective cross-examination’. Tom Godfrey is active in high-profile cases of alleged VAT fraud, with other members of chambers having experience in matters prosecuted by trading standards authorities and alleged Ponzi schemes.