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“Stellar advocate - very sharp, on the ball and straightforward”
Ben has a wide-ranging civil practice. Ranked as a Star Individual in Chambers & Partners, and nominated as the Legal 500’s Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year for 2023 and 2024, his reputation as an imaginative and creative problem-solver has seen him instructed in many prominent cases across multiple fields of law, not just in his bedrock areas of insurance and financial services litigation, but ranging from libel (recently acting for the successful appellant in Banks v Cadwalladr), to appeals on statutory interpretation (recently acting for the successful claimants in test cases on the effect of the Civil Liability Act 2018), to the most recent decision of the Supreme Court on pure economic loss in tort (acting for the successful appellant in Armstead v Royal and Sun Alliance).
Ben is also well known for his specialist practice in the law relating to solicitors, litigation funders, claims management companies and legal costs. He has acted in almost all of the main reported cases in this area in the last 20 years, most recently representing the successful solicitor in the Law Society Gazette’s so-called ‘costs case of the decade’ (Belsner v Cam Legal). Ben has also acted in almost all of the leading cases concerning credit hire companies, from Lagden v O’Connor onwards.
Ben is also frequently instructed in group litigation, both as lead counsel and as a specialist consultant on funding and procedural issues. He has acted in group cases as disparate as environment pollution claims, personal injury, data breach and financial mis-selling claims, and in follow-on claims in the CAT from Merricks v Mastercard through to Evans v Barclays Bank. He is presently instructed in the Diesel Emissions litigation against vehicle manufacturers, said to be the largest collection of group claims ever seen in the High Court.
Ben is also a member of the Bar of the British Virgin Islands and a Recorder of the Crown Court. He is an editor of Blackstone’s Civil Practice (OUP), and was previously an editor of both the White Book and Cordery on Legal Services.
Comments from the legal directories include:
‘[his]…advocacy is masterful.’
‘Very intelligent and forceful.’
‘[his]…advocacy skills are second to none.’
‘Benjamin has great tenacity in cross-examination, and his commercial and legal nous is invaluable.’
‘Stellar advocate… very smart, on the ball and straightforward’
‘Quickly gets to the heart of the issue, often coming up with a novel argument or approach … exceptionally intelligent and fantastic on his feet.’
‘Exceptionally bright… a stand-out advocate’
‘Extremely sharp witted, very good with clients and very accommodating.‘
‘A tenacious cross-examiner, who quickly gets on top of the facts… there is no one brighter at the Bar’.
‘Very approachable and collaborative while also being ferociously intelligent ’
‘A quick-witted, brave and eloquent advocate who continually impresses with his general brilliance.‘
‘As good as it comes. If you’re looking for somebody who’ll get to the heart of an issue at warp speed, he’s your man.’
‘Legally he’s without compare, and he’s also shrewd and a very determined advocate.”
‘… known for the depth of his research and his ability to come at things from a fresh angle. He always adds something to a case.‘
‘His paperwork is very lucid and compelling.”
‘An absolute genius in terms of his eloquence and ability to react to issues when in court‘.
‘He can take on anything and do it to a high standard.‘
‘Mesmerising in court… [and] very difficult to defeat.‘
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Ben is a member of COMBAR, the PNBA and the London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Ben was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he was awarded a Stapeldon scholarship (the College’s senior scholarship), and graduated with a BA in Modern History (1st class honours in all public examinations). He obtained his post-graduate Diploma of Law from City University London, winning the Inns of Court Studentship Award from the Council of Legal Education. He was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1994, where he was awarded a Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship, CPE Scholarship and the Droop Scholarship. He has practised full time in London since 2000, and took silk in 2015.
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