Doughty Street Chambers

Criminal Law and Appeals

Ben has been regularly instructed in all areas of criminal law: murder; serious violence; armed robbery; kidnap, blackmail; importation and supply of drugs; fraud, money laundering, sexual offences; child cruelty; ASBOs (imposition and appeals against), football related offences (violent disorder, banning orders). As a led junior Benjamin has been involved in several complex and substantial frauds, conspiracy to supply class A drugs and cases involving serious gang related violence.

At Doughty Street he has worked on human rights cases involving animal rights protestors and demonstrations in Parliament Square. He was involved in preparation of the legal submissions in Marper in the House of Lords.

Called 1999; Middle Temple.

Prior to coming to the Bar he worked for over two years at the AIRE Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe) where he provided human rights advice to members of the public, law centres and practitioners. He was also involved in taking cases to the ECHR and providing human rights training programmes for practitioners and members of the judiciary (JSB) in the UK and in Europe. He has carried out training in: Armenia, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia.

Criminal Bar Association

London School of Economics (LLB); Inns of Court (BVC).

Football (playing and watching), cycling.