Overview

Ben Myers KC specializes in business & financial crime, general crime, regulatory law, and professional discipline. He appears in courts and tribunals up and down the country and is ranked in the fields of financial crime and crime in both Chambers UK and the Legal 500.

Ben deals with prosecutions by the CPS, SFO, OFT and other agencies and is experienced in leading large teams in substantial, complex, and sensitive cases, many of which are high-profile in nature.

What others say:

Ben has been ranked consistently as a leading practitioner in crime in Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and in the Legal 500.

“Ben is exceptionally hardworking and time and time again masters the most serious and complex technical information. In terms of advocacy, Ben is a true heavyweight of the Bar and with good reason, as he is able to bear the immense pressure of some of the most daunting and distressing cases brought before the courts with unwavering professionalism and integrity.”
The Legal 500 2024

“He is astonishingly hard-working and on top of the detail.”
Chambers and Partners 2024

“Ben is a premier league silk who has prosecuted and defended many of the gravest criminal cases to come before the English courts. He has an exceptional eye for detail and pursues his client’s case with vigour and integrity. He has an outstanding ability to explain complex legal and factual matters with seemingly effortless simplicity to judges and juries alike.”
The Legal 500 2023

“Benjamin is very professional and conscientious and fights hard for his clients.”

“He is absolutely excellent.”

“He is extremely intelligent and excellent in court.”
Chambers and Partners 2023

Currently, Ben is instructed on behalf of an individual facing trial in Operation Larkshot, a £260 million gold bullion money laundering investigation, and is engaged in advisory work in relation to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

Recent cases include:

• R v Barton – complex probate and accounting fraud.
• R v Lucy Letby – defence.
• R v David Duckenfield – defended the Police match commander at the Hillsborough Stadium tragedy.
• Court of Appeal – the leading authority defining the test for dishonesty in English criminal law.