Mark Tomassi
Year of Call: 1981 BA (Hons)
Specialist Areas: Serious Crime, Homicide, Serious Fraud & White Collar Crime
BiographyMr Tomassi is an experienced criminal barrister with a reputation for hard-hitting advocacy. He is particularly noted in the fields of:
Serious Fraud
Murder
Attempted Murder
Violent Crime
His expanding practice also encompasses regulatory work, large-scale VAT and duty evasion and he regularly takes cases to the Court of Criminal Appeal on reference. He has developed an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of fatal road traffic accidents.
Mark Tomassi has been engaged in Criminal Law for over 25 years and has great experience of serious crime. His present caseload includes five separate cases involving suspicious death. He has recently completed the defence of one of the most serious cases of involvement in importation of firearms.
Mark has appeared on national television in legal documentary/dramas and is presently briefed in two high-profile fraud cases involving a loss to exchequer of over £100m. Mark instructed in the UK’s second longest criminal trial: R v Lombardi & Others.
He has a particular interest in road traffic law and is regularly instructed to both prosecute and defend in cases of death by dangerous driving, in which he has acquired a reputation for advanced technical knowledge.
Mark has recently been appointed a Grade 4 Prosecutor.
CasesMr Tomassi has conducted several well-reported cases in the last few years. Two headline makers were:
R v Errol Henry – Sheffield Crown Court (Rape by recidivist defendant)
R v Glen Cornwall – Liverpool Crown Court (Aggravated sexual assault).
OTHER
Recently conducted the successful appeal of Barry Gulzar (Spice Girls).
R v May, Bravard & Others (V.A.T. carousel fraud)