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Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Tom Forster KC is highly regarded for his practice across crime and financial crime. He is equally comfortable prosecuting and defending in cases involving homicide, sexual offences and charges arising out of the activities of organised crime groups.
Strengths
Tom is an intellectual powerhouse and always well-prepared and composed. He can identify a path through the evidence and is an extremely thoughtful and persuasive advocate.
He has an amazing brain on him and is superbly mentally dexterous. His knowledge of the law is second to none.
Tom is a good tactician and practitioner.
Financial Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Tom Forster KC is a barrister who is lauded for going above and beyond the call of duty to secure great results in financial criminal cases. He acts both for the defence and prosecuting authorities, and has experience defending insider dealing cases brought by the Financial Conduct Authority and tax fraud matters brought by HMRC. Forster is also adept at related confiscation proceedings.
Strengths
Tom is terrific. He's ingenious in his arguments and great at finding a way to get to the root of the problem.
Tom is a great lawyer, with fantastic advocacy skills and excellent advice.
Tom Forster is a top-class, dynamic advocate.