Benet Alan Hytner KC (29 December 1927 – 7 February 2023) was an English barrister and judge.

He was the Head of the Byrom Street Chambers in Manchester and 42 Bedford Row in London.

Hytner was called to the Bar in 1952 by Middle Temple and became a Queen's Counsel in 1970.

He was a Crown Court Recorder 1971–1996, Deputy High Court Judge 1974–1997, Judge of Appeal of the Isle of Man 1980–1997 and elected Leader of the Northern Circuit 1980–1984.

Their children are Sir Nicholas Hytner, Director of the National Theatre in London 2003–2015, Jenny Hytner-Marriott, Director of The Paw Seasons, Richard Hytner, worldwide deputy chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, and James Hytner, Global COO of IPG Mediabrands.