Howard Tobias
Called to the Bar in 2002

Howard has developed significant experience as a prosecutor, and senior leader, and has advised law enforcement teams including the Flying Squad, and senior police officers at Gold Group level. He has been led in cases of rape, violence, financial crime, and public disorder. He has appeared as sole counsel in the Magistrates and Crown Courts prosecuting serios violence, sexual assault, perverting the course of justice, drugs, robbery, burglary, and confiscation proceedings. He prosecuted Operation Ternhill (97 defendants involved in serious public disorder).

In addition to advocacy, he has advised on terrorism, homicide, death by dangerous driving, rape and serious sexual offences, indecent images, robbery and theft, drugs, perverting the course of justice, POCA and immigration offences. He advised the Flying Squad on Operation Morguld (a 3-year operation involving smash and grab robberies and burglaries using powers under RIPA), and various multi-handed cases concerning rape, drugs, serious violence, financial crime, and corruption.

In the last 2 years, Howard has developed his practice to include regulatory proceedings on behalf of HCPC, NMC, and TRA, and his civil practice acting for both claimant and defendant in the small claims and fast track courts – personal injury, credit hire, and recoveries.