Tim Evans

Tim graduated with an LLB from Nottingham and was called in 1984. He has practised in Cardiff for over 20 years and earned a deserved reputation as one of the most experienced, respected, but approachable criminal advocates: recognised in particular in recent years as an expert in the serious fraud field.

He is ranked in the latest edition of Legal 500, in which he is recommended as "an experienced hand at serious fraud".

In Chambers and Partners he is also ranked and "wins support for his efforts particularly on fraud matters".

Over the years Tim has prosecuted for the Crown Prosecution Service, Customs and Excise (diversion frauds and VAT evasion), Inland Revenue (advised on the prosecution of an estate agent for income tax evasion) and various local authorities in a wide range of cases.

Having been a Grade 4 Prosecutor for some years and further instructed to conduct rape and child abuse cases, he is well used to dealing with the most sensitive complex and serious issues that senior advocates have to meet day to day in the most difficult of trials.

He has defended and prosecuted successfully in all kinds of cases in the Crown Court from public order offences up to murder, through drug charges ranging from retail supply to the importation of tons of controlled substances, to sexual allegations of all complexions and in various types of dishonesty. Many such cases necessarily have included substantial and complex Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation hearings.

Further over his long career Tim has acted for the prosecution and defence in many different areas, including Environmental Health and Protection, Food hygiene cases involving rogue items in food; Poaching and pollution cases; Counterfeiting; Health and Safety; licensing; and planning enforcement matters. A few recent notable examples are:

R v Silcox (the successful defence, as a leading junior, of a Newport businessman charged with importation of 30 million pounds worth of cocaine);

R v Rodda (the successful prosecution of a father for the murder of one child and attempted murder of another, the case involving 22 experts in many medical fields and going to an unsuccessful defence appeal after the case of Cannings and publicity about Sir Roy Meadow);

DTI v Fullerlove (the highly-publicised defence of a world-renowned boat builder charged with many millions of pounds of fraudulent trading);

SFO v Staines (the successful defence of a Bristol solicitor charged with a 4 million pound legal aid fraud);

R v Probert and others (the successful prosecution of a five man identity banking fraud involving over 100 bank accounts and many hundreds of thousands of pounds);

R v Kirkham (the successful prosecution of a man for the killing of his wife in front of their 10 year old daughter, who had to give evidence over video link at trial. A tragic and highly sensitive case)

SFO v Raven (presently engaged in the defence of one of five men charged with a £250 million "Ponzi" investment fund fraud involving 130 plus companies spread over 66 countries). The papers in the case are said to number well over a million.