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Gwawr Thomas

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Work Department

Crime; Prison law; Actions against the police; Immigration & asylum; Public law & judicial review; International human rights; International criminal law

Position

Throughout all areas of her practice, Gwawr is dedicated to promoting human rights and defending civil liberties, and is especially committed to publicly funded practice.  She prides herself on her approachable and down to earth manner, her fastidious attention to detail and her tenacity in seeking a just result for those whom she represents.

Gwawr’s practice extends across a number of inter-related areas.  This not only allows her to take a holistic approach to any particular case, but also offers continuity of representation to clients whose problems straddle more than one area of law.  Accordingly, Gwawr is able to offer a seamless service to criminal clients raising complaints about their treatment in prison or by the police; to defendants who may be facing deportation proceedings upon conviction; and to immigration clients seeking redress for unlawful detention.

In appropriate cases, Gwawr is able to accept instructions directly from members of the public, community organisations and NGOs, through the Bar Council’s Public Access Scheme.

Career

Called to the Bar 2008

Memberships

• Avocats Sans Frontières International Legal Network
• Bar Human Rights Committee
• Criminal Bar Association
• Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers
• Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
• Police Action Lawyers Group
• Refugee Legal Group

Education

• BA (1st class Hons.) History – Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
• Graduate Diploma in Law – University of the West of England, Bristol
• Bar Vocational Course – BPP Law School, London