Ben Hayhurst
- Phone020 7430 7430
- Email[email protected]
Position
Ben practices in heavyweight crime and tax litigation. He both prosecutes and defends. He is grade 3 Prosecutor, on the CPS rape list. Ben is a robust advocate with a personable style. His eye for detail and thorough approach to preparation means he is ideally suited to complex legal and factual issues. Having just successfully prosecuted a nine week historic child sex case, Ben is currently instructed in two multimillion pound fraud cases for HMRC. In 2003 Ben spent six months as an intern at the United Nations International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). He worked on a number of cases including the trial of Slobodan Milosevic. Cases: Richard Adefeye (Court of Appeal) – Conviction quashed following the defendant having an unfair trial; Marcus McAuley (Court of Appeal) – Conviction quashed following the judges refusal to allow a defence to go before a jury.
Education
LL.B (Dunelm).