Suzanne Thomas

(she/her)

LLB (Hons)

Overview

I was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Middle Temple in 2001, having completed the Bar Vocational Course at Cardiff University.

I went on to complete my pupillage in 2002 at 30 Park Place in Cardiff, where I remained as a tenant for 7 years. In 2009 I moved to 9 Park Place where I practised until I joined the teaching team at Cardiff Professional Legal Studies in December 2018. I remain an Associate Tenant at 9 Park Place, although I am currently non-practising. 

Throughout my 17 years of practice I specialised exclusively in criminal law, appearing both for the prosecution and the defence. In 2012 I became a Grade 4 Prosecutor and Member of the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Panel of Prosecution Advocates. From that time I developed a particular specialism for cases in involving sexual offences and was involved in some high-profile Cardiff cases:

R v Sadiq [2017] - Prosecuted a mosque teacher for sexually abusing 4 of his pupils. The prosecution was upheld following an appeal, although the sentence was reduced. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mosque-teacher-who-sexually-assaulted-14038096

R v Thatcher, Thomson and Wright [2017] - Prosecuted three individuals in relation to the rape and chronic sexual abuse of two very young chiildren. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/trio-jailed-total-45-years-13493289 

In 2023 I attained Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE).