25 Bedford Row

Ben is a very experienced barrister with a practice in serious crime, fraud and business crime, professional discipline, public inquiries and inquests, and regulatory matters with specialist experience in data protection issues.

Ben acts in a wide variety of cases involving allegations of serious criminal offending, including murder and serious violence, rape and other serious sexual offences, firearms and drugs offences. He combines the attention to detail and thorough preparation for which he is known in other areas of his practice, with excellent advocacy and a first–rate service to his lay and professional clients.

Ben is instructed in a wide range of fraud, bribery and anti-trust/cartel investigations and prosecutions brought by a range of bodies including the SFO, OFT/DOJ & SEC/EU, NCA, CPS and HMRC. Ben is also experienced in cross-jurisdictional investigations and mutual assistance requests made by, and of, the UK.

Ben advises both corporate and individual clients subject to FCA enforcement activity and in relation to non-contentious FSMA issues including advice on RTC and RDC decisions.

Ben has extensive experience of acting for a range of core participants and witnesses before public inquiries, and for interested persons in Article 2 and non-Article 2 inquests.  Ben has appeared in inquests arising in medical, care home and policing contexts, acting for individuals, organisations and families.

Ben has acted for individuals and corporates in Information Commissioner’s Office investigations including matters involving high profile losses of data by public bodies and where data protection issues arise in the context of criminal or regulatory investigations and proceedings.

Called 1994 Advocacy Trainer, Inner Temple (2017- present) Authorised Pupil Supervisor Chairman of the Fraud Advisory Panel’s Data Protection Sub-Committee

Criminal Bar Association South Eastern Circuit Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers

Inns of Court School of Law (1993-1994) LLB (Hons), University of Sussex (1990-1993)