Practice Areas
Ben Tonner’s practice covers all aspects of criminal law with an emphasis on white collar crime. He has particular expertise in advising institutions on compliance, confidentiality, anti money laundering, counter terrorist financing and other quasi- criminal regulatory issues. Regularly appears in the Grand Court and Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands. Extensive experience in defending professional persons at all levels, including appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. General crime includes corruption, major drug trafficking, kidnapping and murder.
Admitted in
Cayman Islands
England and Wales (non-practising)
Career
Joined the litigation department of Samson & McGrath in 2005, and has since been involved in many of the most high profile criminal cases of the last 4 years, including the defence of companies, businessmen, former politicians and other professionals.
Prior to joining Samson & McGrath, he was a barrister in private practice at the Chambers of Philip Singer QC, 2 Pump Court, Temple, London, where he prosecuted and defended in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal, both alone and as a led-junior, in general crime and complex conspiracies, fraud and money-laundering offences.
Before joining 2 Pump Court, he worked at Peters & Peters, solicitors, where he was exposed to variety of white collar work, including extradition proceedings in both London and Dubai.
Ben Tonner has also worked in Trinidad and Tobago, where he was involved in the successful appeal of sentences in the cases of death-row inmates before the Inter American Court of Human Rights.
Education
University of Warwick and Inns of Court School of Law, London.
Other
Treasurer of the Criminal Defence Bar Association
Member of the Cayman Islands Law Society
Member of the Cayman Islands Compliance Association
Member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn and the bar of England and Wales
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