London Bar
Crime
UNKNOWN1Tom Payne KC – Red Lion Chambers ‘Tom is a very calm, decent and solid barrister. He has a quiet sense of authority, good judgement and is organised and methodical in his approach.’
Tom Payne KC
- Phone020 7520 6000
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- Profileredlionchambers.co.uk
Position
Tom Payne specialises in Business Crime & Fraud (particularly cases of financial crime involving complex issues of taxation, accountancy and money laundering) and complex general Crime. He is routinely instructed in cases of unusual complexity or sensitivity (e.g. EncroChat, Hillsborough), and his career has included a number of legal firsts:
the first paperless criminal trials in England and Wales using EPE and iPad jury bundles in a series of highly complex tax frauds;
the first prosecutions for the cartel offence;
the first prosecution arising from the Victims Right of Review scheme; and
the first prosecution for offences under s2(16) CJA 1988.
He is regularly instructed in major cases by the CPS, FRC, and SFO.
Education
MA Jurisprudence, Trinity College, University of Oxford
LLM, Birmingham University
Mentions
London Bar
Fraud: crime
UNKNOWN1Tom Payne KC – Red Lion Chambers ‘Tom is a hard working, fair and effective prosecutor. He fights his corner well. He is smart, thorough and realistic. He is a decent, humane person to work with too.’