Ben Gordon

Specialist practice areas: Serious & Complex Crime, Fraud, Regulatory Proceedings (Professional Misconduct) and Police Disciplinary.

Since joining chambers as a first-six pupil in 2006 Ben has developed a busy and successful defence practice at every level of the criminal justice system. Whilst specialising in serious crime Ben also has experience practising in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings (professional misconduct). For a number of successive years now, Ben has re-attained his ranking in the field of serious crime both in the Legal 500 directory and in Chambers & Partners.

Successfully defended his clients in matters ranging from murder and serious violence to organised crime, drug importation, money laundering, firearms, complex fraud and sexual offences and has successfully appealed against wrongful convictions (e.g. R. v. Hamilton & 41 others [2021] EWCA Crim 577) and excessive sentences (e.g. R. v. Malin (Sadiq) [2014] EWCA Crim 1651).

Ben represented Dawn O’Connell, a deceased former post master, in the Post Office/Horizon appeals. The injustice suffered by Miss O’Connell and others was so egregious that their case garnered interest and support from the national media and Members of Parliament. Miss O’Connell’s wrongful conviction was posthumously overturned as an abuse of the court’s process.