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AREAS OF PRACTICE

Tom Gilbart undertook a 12 month criminal pupillage with 9 St John Street before beginning his practice in criminal law.

Mr Gilbart represents defendants charged with all manner of offences including wounding with intent, sexual assault, robbery, kidnapping, blackmail, the importation and supply of controlled drugs and money laundering offences.

He also appears on behalf of defendants charged with all manner of driving offences – from driving without due care to causing death by dangerous driving.

He is a category three prosecutor and appears on behalf of the Crown in relation to a wide variety of off ences. He has advised upon and prosecuted cases involving allegations of murder, wounding with intent, robbery, mortgage fraud, possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply and money laundering.

Mr Gilbart regularly appears on behalf of the Greater Manchester Police to conduct applications for crack house closures, football banning orders, anti-social behaviour orders and sexual off ences prevention orders. He also appears on behalf of the police in relation to applications under the Licensing Act.

Mr Gilbart frequently conducts applications pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious and Organised Crime Agency and the Greater Manchester Police.

Mr Gilbart is a keen rugby player and supporter of Sale Sharks.

NOTABLE CASES
• R v Clephane (Junior to leading counsel on behalf of the defendant in a paper heavy contract case. Representing the Manager of a Nursing Home who was charged with offences under the Health and Safety Act).

• R v Cameron and Ors (Junior to leading counsel on behalf of the Crown. Four-handed conspiracy to murder involving a drive-by shooting).

• R v Chettle (Defending a former City of London worker in high value confiscation case involving Swiss bank accounts and allegations of substantial hidden assets).

• R v Stephenson (Defending a man charged with causing the death of his own wife by driving dangerously).

• R v Lee and Ors (Prosecution of long running case involving lengthy arguments in relation to confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. After a contested hearing, the Court made a finding of hidden assets and made a confiscation order in excess of £2 Million).

• Chief Constable v MD (Representing the Chief Constable of Police in an application to obtain a Sexual Offences Prevention Order against an employee of a Mosque who was alleged to have sexually abused a 5 year old girl in his
care whilst at the Mosque).

• R v Tingle (Defending a man alleged to have unlawfully obtained confidential information from a member of the police force).

• R v PL (Representing a female defendant charged with the kidnapping of a 12 year old girl so that she could be sexually abused).

• R v Smith and Ors (Junior to leading counsel on behalf of the Crown. Multi-handed murder involving extensive arguments about the hearsay provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003).

• R v Bailey (Defending a man alleged to have poured petrol over another man and attempted to set him on fire).

• R v Whitehouse and Ors (Junior to leading counsel on behalf of the Crown. Multihanded murder).

• R v Alan Horden (Counsel for the Appellant in case in which the Vice President provided guidance upon how courts should deal with the question of handcuff applications).

• R v Rathore (Prosecution counsel in multihanded gangland witness intimidation case).

• R v Wardle (Defending a woman of good character charged with committing money laundering off ences during the course of her employment).