Mr Benjamin Waidhofer > Foundry Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
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QUALITY HOUSE, 5-9 QUALITY COURT
CHANCERY LANE, LONDON
WC2A 1HP
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Mr Benjamin Waidhofer
Work Department
Foundry Chambers
Position
Barrister.
Criminal Defence & Prosecution / Fraud & Financial Regulation / Business Regulation / Public and Administrative Law
Career
Benjamin’s practice is rooted in the defence of serious crime encompassing fraud, violence and drugs offences. He specialises in providing tactical advice to prospective defendants pre-charge and he is often the final port of call for advice on appeal. He conducts Court-Martial work and has developed a particular specialty in defending individuals charged with motoring offences or advising businesses on how to deal with motoring offences that could affect them.
Benjamin is frequently instructed to conduct private prosecutions in addition to prosecutions on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service, the Royal Mail Group PLC and the National Probation Service.
Benjamin has developed a strong regulatory practice. He has previously been instructed by private individuals to conduct licencing appeals including those relating to the ‘fit and proper person’ test. He is regularly instructed by local authorities to advise on, and prosecute, matters relating to fraud, planning, environmental law and food hygiene offences.
The remainder of Benjamin’s practice is founded upon civil work with a criminal aspect. Aside from a significant experience of dealing with civil orders made by the criminal courts, he has conducted Judicial Review proceedings, appeals by way of case stated and is often instructed to conduct cash detention, forfeiture and restraint order proceedings.
Memberships
Appointments:
CPS Advocate Panel at Level 3
Co-Opted onto the CBA Executive Committee
Education
BA (Hons) History (University of Leeds)
LLM Kings College London
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Benjamin Waidhofer – Foundry Chambers ‘Ben is a force to be reckoned with. He is a true fighter and has a no-nonsense attitude. He is a maverick in his thinking, but not cavalier with client’s instructions.‘
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Benjamin Waidhofer – Foundry Chambers ‘Ben combines boundless energy, enthusiasm and commitment with a fierce intellect, considerable legal capabilities, good humour and fearless dogged determination to prevail.’
With ‘a number of very good individuals specialising in fraud’, Foundry Chambers is widely praised as ‘an excellent set’. James Waddington KC has an ‘ability to grasp complex financial facts extremely quickly’ and continues to act in relation to the SFO’s investigation into London Capital and Finance plc. In 2022, Jason Sugarman KC, leading Jessica Tate, defended in a case concerning a boiler room mis-selling rights to mine in Ecuador – the defendant received a suspended sentence. Benjamin Waidhofer , ‘a force to be reckoned with’, recently represented a person who falsely claimed to head the trading desk at Bank of America, convincing members of the public to invest in non-existent products; following his first police interview, the defendant confessed to a second set of frauds on life insurers, falsely claiming to be terminally ill to claim payouts on several policies.