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His advocacy and written skills are both exceptional.
Chambers UK 2023, Crime
Ben is meticulous in preparation. He is across the detail of the entire case from an early stage.
Legal 500 2023, Crime
He has a very good manner with clients and an ability to make them feel at ease.
Legal 500 2023, Crime
He is so methodical and puts in so much hard work that as a result he achieves very positive results.
Chambers UK 2022
Definitely a future silk. He is technically brilliant, has a very nice court manner and is great at client care.
Chambers UK 2021
Mr Smitten provides very detailed and thorough advice, leaving no stone unturned. His work rate is exceptional and he is very impressive with client's building excellent relationships and making them feel very confident. He goes above and beyond to explore every avenue in a case.
Legal 500 2021
He is brilliant in cases involving complex arguments and where there is a large volume of prosecution material.
Legal 500 2021
A canny tactician with sound judgement.
Legal 500 2020
His detailed preparation on cases is exceptional. He quickly gets up to speed with exceptionally complex cases.
Chambers UK 2020
Ranked as a Leading junior in Crime.
Chambers UK 2019
Immensely hardworking and excellent with clients, who find him unstuffy and refreshing.
Legal 500 2018
He has a knack of finding practical solutions when others fail.
Legal 500 2017
An excellent advocate.
Legal 500 2016
Ben has over 20 years’ experience at the highest level of criminal proceedings from pre-charge written advice to appellate advocacy. Ben has experience in criminal defence, private prosecutions and inquests. For over a decade Ben has been instructed on an almost exclusively private basis in relation to all levels of alleged criminality and at all stages of criminal proceedings including the pre-charge stage, pre-trial applications and fully contested trials. His phenomenal results and level of instruction are testament to his work rate and winning strategies.
Ben is a specialist criminal defence advocate and adviser with particular expertise in defending serious and organised crime, large-scale fraud and homicide (from multiple murders to corporate manslaughter). Additionally, Ben is instructed in Inquests, Inquiries, Court Martials and regulatory proceedings (defending in cases bought by the FCA, HSE and Trading Standards).
Ben has been regularly and privately instructed by Mishcon de Reya, Kingsley Napley, BCL (London), Edward Fail Bradshaw and Waterson and Grosvenor Law (Mayfair). These cases have involved representing a range of individuals from company directors (from multiple jurisdictions), foreign nationals, doctors, police officers, professional sports persons and ultra-high net worth individuals.
His work rate, ability and experience in defending in large scale, serious and complex criminal cases is unrivalled. He is committed, extremely hard working and determined.
In 2008, when Ben was first ranked, he was the youngest ranked “Leading Junior” in Chambers and Partners directory.
Since 2015, Ben has been recommended as a Leading Junior in crime in the top 20 criminal barristers (non-silk) in Legal 500.
Ben is qualified to accept instructions on a Direct Access basis.
Ben has a wealth of experience in traditional criminal defence (traditional and white collar), private prosecutions, regulatory and inquisitorial proceedings:
As the recent cases below demonstrate, Ben secures alternative non-custodial outcomes in complex and difficult cases. He tirelessly pursues and secures the best outcomes whether avoiding immediate imprisonment or minimising financial, commercial and reputational damage.