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Provided by Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Practice Areas
Ben specialises in human rights, human trafficking and modern slavery, appeals, complex fraud, homicide, serious crime and regulatory law, including consumer and intellectual property.
He has appeared in many leading appeals concerning human trafficking, human rights, small boats, refugees and financial crime, including AAD 2022, AFU 2023, Luckhurst 2022 and Haden 2024. Ben has appeared in special court cases before three successive Lords Chief Justices.
In fraud, he defends professional and corporate clients including plcs. He prosecutes for the SFO, CPS SEOCID and local authorities. He has prosecuted and defended financial crime cases in the Supreme Court and in the most high profile frauds for over 20 years. He practises in all serious, complex fiscal and non-fiscal fraud, including corporate, financial, banking, carousel, MTIC, tax evasion scheme, acquisition, mortgage, Excise, Hawala, advance fee (419), boiler room, Ponzi , NHS, dental, pharmaceutical, Internet, gambling, cheque clearing cycle and insurance fraud.
Ben writes CPS, Law Society and Judicial College Guidance. He is an editor of Human Rights in Criminal Law, Douglas-Jones KC, Bunting, Mason, Newton KC, a contributing editor of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Law and Practice, Southwell, Brewer and Douglas-Jones KC, Archbold, Rook and Ward and an author of Blackstone’s Guide to the Consumer Rights Act.
Ben provides domestic and international judicial, practitioner and regulatory compliance training on human rights and has provided evidence to governmental committees on trafficking and the transparency of supply chains.
Chambers Review
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Ben Douglas-Jones KC defends businesses and professionals against consumer-related claims and prosecutes on behalf of private entities, local authorities and the MHRA. His work takes in environment and health and safety cases, as well as trade mark and copyright matters.
Ben Douglas-Jones KC exhibits a strong work ethic and acts as a Grade 4 criminal prosecutor. He regularly handles confiscation cases, as well as mortgage and tax frauds. Douglas-Jones wins instruction from both the Serious Fraud Office and the Specialist Fraud Division in a wide range of fraud matters as well as having a strong defence practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ben Douglas-Jones is excellent and very good at bringing everyone together."
"Ben Douglas-Jones is the lawyer's lawyer. He is very knowledgeable and a go-to for difficult questions."
"Ben is one of the brightest people at the Bar. He is brilliant at marshalling his resources and really hard-working."
"Ben is the consummate appellate lawyer, who has the ear of the court and commands immediate respect."
"His way of dealing with cases on appeal is unparalleled and he is the appeal expert at the Bar."
"He is the king of modern slavery cases, and is classy and clever. He is Mr Law Brain."
"Ben Douglas-Jones is excellent and very good at bringing everyone together."
"Ben Douglas-Jones is the lawyer's lawyer. He is very knowledgeable and a go-to for difficult questions."
"Ben is one of the brightest people at the Bar. He is brilliant at marshalling his resources and really hard-working."
"Ben is the consummate appellate lawyer, who has the ear of the court and commands immediate respect."
"His way of dealing with cases on appeal is unparalleled and he is the appeal expert at the Bar."
"He is the king of modern slavery cases, and is classy and clever. He is Mr Law Brain."
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