Linenhall Chambers are delighted to announce that Ben Douglas-Jones QC has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge.

Ben is a Recorder of the Crown Court and took silk in 2018.  Ranked in Tier one by Legal 500 for Criminal Fraud, Consumer Law and General Crime. He is consistently highly recommended in the legal directories for Criminal Fraud, Business Crime, Consumer Law (trading standards, trade-marks, copyright, consumer protection offences) Financial Crime and Crime.

Ben is the author of several key legal texts. He was named The Times Lawyer of the Week for successfully prosecuting Ieuan Harley for the murder of David Gaut, who had been convicted of murdering a 15-month-old baby in 1985.