Ben Gordon
Year of Call: 2005
Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime
Email: bgordon@furnivallaw.co.uk
Following the
completion of his Bar Vocational Course in 2005, Ben worked for David Phillips
& Partners criminal solicitors. During this time he was involved in every
stage of criminal litigation, including the taking of proofs and statements,
the instruction of experts, liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service and
preparing for and attending lengthy trials.
Since joining Furnival Chambers, Ben has developed a defence practice in both the Magistrates’ and Crown courts. In addition to successfully defending Crown court jury trials, Ben has been instructed at different stages of confiscation proceedings and extradition proceedings.
Ben recently assisted junior counsel for the first defendant in preparing for the Tonbridge Securitas robbery trial (the largest of its kind in British history) and has also assisted in preparing for one of the largest MTIC frauds ever prosecuted.