Year of Call: 2004
Extradition and Human Rights
Ben is a barrister specialising in Extradition proceedings and acts as junior alone and led junior in first instance extradition hearings at the Westminster Magistrates' Court, and also in appeals to the Administrative Court, including cases of murder, rape, people trafficking, terrorism and complex fraud.
Ben has a busy Appellate practice and has appeared in over 25 cases before the Administrative court in the past 3 years in cases dealing with Articles 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 of the ECHR including allegations against requesting states of torture, political corruption, rendition and discrimination.
Ben is on the Serious Fraud Office list of approved counsel and has expertise in financial crime particularly with an international element and advises on fraud, money laundering and confiscation for Defence and Prosecution. Ben also deals with cases in which parallel civil and criminal sanctions are used to prevent the disbursement of assets, including freezing orders and restraint proceedings.
Ben is also instructed in a number of cases by the Defence, in particular a multi-million dollar Ukrainian time share fraud will over 350 victims, as well extradition to Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Latvia, France, USA, Moldova and Azerbaijan.
Ben provides advice on mutual legal assistance and extradition requests both inside and outside the European Arrest Warrant Framework including advice on persons being requested to return from foreign jurisdictions to the UK and liability for arrest and detention.
Crime
Ben is instructed to defend and prosecute throughout London and the south east, as junior alone and led junior, both in trial and confiscation work. He has been instructed to provide advice and conduct trials in cases including murder, manslaughter, rape, child abuse, armed robbery, fraud, money laundering and drug offences. He has significant experience of dealing with PII matters and cases involving the security services, in criminal and extradition matters. He also has extensive experience of road traffic cases.
His recent instructions include: murder, fraud, importation of drugs and armed robbery. .
Ben also advises and represents defendants at inquests, and in regulatory and prison law matters, at adjudication, parole and appeal stages, including: Police Property Act, environmental health, licensing, and copyright and patent infringements.
Regulatory Work
Ben undertakes regulatory work on behalf of government bodies and prosecuting agents as well as Defendants and potential Defendants. Ben has expertise in dealing with cases in relation to the Department of Health and NHS Counter Fraud Service, including advice on freezing injunctions, restraint and criminal and civil fraud. He advises and represents professionals in cases on their regulatory obligations and concurrent criminal and civil liability, in particular in relation to the Financial Service and Markets Act 2000 and FSA investigations. This includes accountants, barristers, solicitors and medical professionals. Ben provides advice and representation in relation to judicial review and Appellate Court proceedings. Ben also advises and represents defendants at inquests.
Prison Law
Ben appears at adjudications and parole hearings on behalf of prisoners in particular life parole hearings and in judicial review proceedings of those decisions, in relation to both Criminal Justice Act 1991 and 2003 prisoners.
Lectures and Seminars
Ben lectures and provides training in Criminal and Extradition law to defence solicitors and prosecution agencies. Most recently he has lectured on Serious Crime Prevention Orders and changes in Extradition and Human Rights Law.
Ben is also a Registered Lawyer with the Football Association.
Professional Memberships
Extradition Lawyers Association
Young Fraud Lawyers Association (Chair)
Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association
Direct Public Access
Ben accepts instructions directly from members of the public.
