Ben Douglas-Jones KC

Practice Areas

Ben specialises in fraud, serious crime, appeals, human rights and consumer law.

In fraud, Ben has significant experience in serious and complex fraud, including corporate, financial, banking, carousel, MTIC, tax evasion scheme, acquisition, mortgage, Excise, Hawala, advance fee, boiler room, Ponzi , NHS, dental, pharmaceutical, Internet, car-ringing, gambling, cheque clearing cycle and insurance fraud.

Fraud cases include a huge alleged Ponzi fraud, a 14-handed money laundering case and the landmark National Trading Standards prosecution of the officers of BZZ Ltd for reselling concert and event tickets using multiple names.

In serious crime, Ben prosecutes and defends in cases including murder, sexual and drug offences. Notable cases include defending MQ in the 6-handed drive-by shooting of three men - including the alleged murder of one, a baby shaking case involving experts in five disciplines; R v Sweeney et al, a manslaughter; and the prosecution of the high profile murder of David Gaut who was stabbed 200 times after being released from a 33 year sentence for the murder of a child.

Ben’s human rights and appellate practice has seen him appear in many leading and reported cases. These cases include R v DS [2020] EWCA Crim 285 - a leading case abolishing abuse of process in cases where victims of trafficking are prosecuted for offences following the statutory defence in the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and R v GB [2020] EWCA Crim 2 - an important case on change in law appeals concerning victims of trafficking who were prosecuted for offences.