Inquests and Inquiries

Benjamin is regularly instructed to appear in inquests concerning deaths in custody and also members of the armed forces.

Selected Cases

  • Manchester Arena Inquiry: Junior counsel to the government in the Manchester Arena Inquiry.
  • Highways England: Advising Highways England in relation to the death of a teenager.
  • Ministry of Defence: Representing the Ministry of Defence in the inquest following the suicide of a decorated officer.
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“Benjamin Seifert has an elegant way of presenting to the court.” “Ben is creative and visionary, and produces well-drafted concise submissions.”

Chambers & Partners 2024

“Ben is charming and tenacious. He exploits every angle of a case and will not be deterred from a challenge.” “A tenacious advocate who never lets a point go.”

Legal 500 2024

Appointments

  • Attorney General’s B Panel (2022-present)
  • Attorney General’s C Panel (2017-2022)
  • Crown Prosecution Service Advocate Panel – Extradition – Grade 4
  • Advocacy Tutor, Lincoln’s Inn
  • Governor, Haverstock School: 2015-2018

Awards

  • Peter Duffy Human Rights Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2009)
  • Sir Thomas More Bursary, Lincoln’s Inn (2004)
  • Lord Haldane Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2003)
  • Hardwicke Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2003)
  • Choral Scholarship, St Peter’s College, Oxford (1997)

Education

  • GDL and BVC, BPP
  • BA (Hons) Modern Languages, University of Oxford, St Peter’s College
  • LRAM- Royal Academy of Music
  • President of the Oxford Union (1999)

Memberships

  • Elected member of the Bar Council: 2017-2019
  • Young Barristers’ Committee of the Bar Council: 2015-2019
  • Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Forum
  • Extradition Lawyers’ Association
  • Criminal Bar Association
  • South Eastern Circuit
  • Administrative Law Bar Association

Publications

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