Crime, Financial Crime
As Senior Treasury Counsel, Tom Little KC regularly prosecutes some of the country’s most high-profile cases.
This includes the murder of Jo Cox MP, the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard and the murder of Sir David Amess MP. He has also prosecuted a number of well known individuals for historic sexual offending. They include Max Clifford and Lord Ahmed of Rotherham. In 2021 Tom won Crime Silk of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards.
Tom frequently appears in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in cases of general public importance (such as R v Hunter & others, R v Golds, R (Belhaj) v DPP and FCO, R v Umerji and R v Plaku). Tom has also undertaken a significant amount of work for the Serious Fraud Office and is equally adept prosecuting or defending in such cases.
In addition to his heavy criminal and fraud practice Tom undertakes a wide range of civil work. In particular judicial review proceedings both for Defendants and also Claimants as well as Inquests and Inquiries. He is currently Counsel to the Inquest into the death of Yassar Yaqub. He also provides strategic advice to liquidators and creditors on the interplay between civil and criminal proceedings where there is suspected fraud as well as regulatory cases in various tribunals.
Called 1997, Silk 2018.
Crime: As Treasury Counsel Tom regularly prosecutes homicide trials at the Old Bailey as well as appearing in the Court of Appeal in cases of general public importance. Tom is 'Developed Vetted' and has significant experience of the disclosure of material of the highest sensitivity including, but not limited to, that obtained in terrorist investigations.
Tom has undertaken work for the Serious Fraud Office and is currently advising them on a high profile investigation relating to allegations of LIBOR rigging. Civil: After many years undertaking a wide range of civil work Tom’s primary civil areas of practice are now public law proceedings (including, but not just, judicial review claims relating to the criminal law) and inquests.
He also provides strategic advice to liquidators and creditors on the interplay between civil and criminal proceedings where there is suspected fraud as well as regulatory cases in various tribunals.
Professional Responsibility: Between 2002 and 2009 Tom was an elected member of the Bar Council and in 2006 he was Chairman of the Young Bar. In 2012 he became Vice Chairman (Crime) of the Bar Council's Remuneration Committee. Tom was also appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee and was a member of that Committee between 2004 and 2011.
Junior Counsel to the Crown \'A\' Panel
Junior Treasury Counsel
Recorder of the Crown Court
Special Advocate
Middle Temple Advocacy Trainer
History BA (Hons) Nottingham 1995
PGDL Nottingham Law School 1996