Ben Walker Nolan
 
CALL DATE 2002 Middle Temple
SILK DETAILS
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

University of Bristol; LLB with European Legal Studies.

Middle Temple Lord Diplock Scholar.
PRACTICE General Common Law – encompassing principally criminal defence work, personal injury and landlord and tenant.
EXPERIENCE

Ben Walker-Nolan has wide experience of criminal advocacy and has appeared as junior counsel in a number of cases, including complex commercial frauds against the Home Office (Immigration and Nationality Department), Ministry of Defence and Land Registry. He has also been instructed in cases involving large scale drug importations and offences of terrorism. He has appeared in numerous cases in the Crown Court, in cases at Courts Martial and before the Parole Board. In addition he has advocacy experience before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).

 

He has experience of extradition proceedings and has advised on and conducted Proceeds of Crime Act litigation, including civil cash forfeiture.

 

He has experience of drafting, advising and appearing before the County Court in general civil matters and in particular in the field of Landlord and Tenant.

 

He has had experience of representing high profile clients having appeared for Pete Burns (Celebrity Big Brother) on harassment charges.

REPORTED CASES

R. v Hussain Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) [2004] EWCA Crim 1064 (robbery; car-jacking)

R. v Cardazzone Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) [2009] EWCA Crim 2512 (affray)

R. v Louka Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) [2010] EWCA Crim 2015 (blackmail)

R. v Tointon Courts Martial Appeal Court[2010] EWCA Crim 1781 (desertion)

PUBLICATIONS
MEMBERSHIPS

Criminal Bar Association

Employment Law Bar Association.

INTERESTS Climbing, possibly world’s worst surfer and rugby (watching).




 CRIME   EMPLOYMENT   PERSONAL INJURY   PUBLIC & HUMAN RIGHTS   FAMILY   PROPERTY   DIRECT PUBLIC ACCESS    COURTS MARTIAL