Mark Tomassi

He is instructed in an Office of Fair Trading case due to last three months. He also has a
specialist knowledge of VAT carousel fraud and a proven ability in cases where the
prosecution has failed to disclose essential material.

He has a wide knowledge of asset confiscation work. He has recently been engaged in
five High Court trials in the current year. He is regarded as someone who can get the
best out of any case and situation.
Major drug trials have included representing the only westerner ever to successfully
escape from the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ prison.

He is regularly instructed in high profile cases for crimes such as R v. Celbequiri and
Others that lasted ten months in total.
in overturning a murder conviction

R v. Celbequiri and Others – A ten month drugs trial.

R v. Malcolm Sayers and Others – An alleged MTIC case stayed as an abuse of
the courts’ process.

R v. Oliver and Others – A massive drugs case dismissal judgment referred to
the Court of Appeal.

R v. Martinez McLaughlin – Successfully overturned murder conviction.

R v. Shane Dedman – Successful in resisting unduly lenient sentence for
attempted murder.

Wiseman v. Sullivan – Libel case: Mark acted for the client of solicitor who
claimed to have been overcharged for work.