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Tom Parker

Tom Parker

The 36 Group, London

Work Department

36 Crime

Position

Tom defends and prosecutes across the spectrum of criminal law. He is regularly instructed in matters of high-value fraud, organised crime, and serious violence. He is listed as a Leading Junior in Fraud (Legal 500, 2026).

His attention to detail and confidence in court makes him a sought-after junior in complex trials, having appeared in cases ranging from corporate blackmail to attempted murder to terrorism.

Tom has particular expertise in fraud, cybercrime, and proceeds of crime. He has undertaken secondments with the Serious Fraud Office and HMRC and has since been instructed in civil confiscation proceedings, including in contested, high-value account forfeiture orders. Tom has experience defending high net-worth individuals; his recent clients have included the founder of a medical recruitment company, senior solicitors, and the headteacher of a private school.

In addition to crime, Tom accepts instructions in the areas of regulatory law, trading standards, and professional discipline. He is regularly instructed by local authorities in matters of consumer protection, health and safety, and animal welfare.

Tom is qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the public and businesses under the Direct Access scheme.

Career

Call: 2019.

Areas of experience:
Cybercrime
Serious & Complex Crime
Consumer
Regulatory
Financial Crime
Extradition

Memberships

CPS Panel appointments

General Crime Level 3
Serious Crime Level 3
Fraud Level 3
POCA Level 2

Regulatory

Regulatory Crime List B (Environment Agency, HSE, CQC, ORR, ONR)

SFO

Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Panel Advocate – Panel B – 2024 to 2028

Appointments & Memberships
Gray’s Inn
Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
Criminal Bar Association

Awards and Scholarships

Arden Scholarship (Gray’s Inn – awarded to “pupils of exceptional merit”)
Ann Goddard Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
Bedingfield Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
Clive Parry Prize for International Law (University of Cambridge)
Redress Solutions Prize in Law (Queens’ College, Cambridge)
Sigmund Sternberg LLM Studentship (Queens’ College, Cambridge)
J.C. Smith & Punch Coomaraswamy Prize in the Law of Evidence (University of Nottingham)

Commendations
Third in year; top in Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law (University of Nottingham)

Education

BPP University, London – Bar Professional Training Course (Outstanding)
University of Cambridge, LLM (First)
University of Nottingham, LLB (Hons) (First)

Mentions

London Bar

Crime

Leading junior4
Tom is an incredibly diligent and hard-working barrister. He has excellent client care skills, and clients immediately trust his judgment upon first meeting them. As well as his excellent client care skills, Tom's efficiency and attention to detail consistently impress me. Tom is able to work at an impressive speed under pressure. Tom will always make himself available to discuss cases at length, either on the telephone or in person. This ensures that working with Tom feels very much like the collaboration that the solicitor/barrister relationship should be, while maintaining his objectivity and independence of mind.
London Bar

Fraud and white-collar crime

Leading junior4
Tom is very bright, highly articulate in and out of court. His advocacy is robust and demonstrates vast experience in this field with effective and practical solutions. He delivers sound advice and is down to earth and approachable; I can always rely on Tom. Through the most difficult matters in and out of court, he is deservedly a high-ranking barrister already. He provides advice in clear, plain, and easy to understand language. Wonderful written and oral advocacy skills, and really impeccable judgment in terms of which points will and will not play out well in court. He also has great strategic awareness, coupled with strong tactical senses to execute his strategic thinking. In summary, to describe Tom: excellent attention to detail, with extensive knowledge of criminal law. He provides robust, clear advice and delivers persuasive advocacy and will fight for his clients to the depth.
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