Career & Experience
Ben is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in commercial and corporate disputes.
He works on many high value and complex claims such as director and shareholder disputes, professional negligence, fraud-based claims, procurement, contentious insolvency and insurance disputes.
Ben also regularly advises well-known clients in the retail sector, for instance, in relation to issues with suppliers and managing their contracts.
When working on a client matter, Ben always makes sure he spends time understanding the client’s objectives in order to formulate a positive and business-focussed strategy.
Ben’s experience includes:
- Successfully defending a former director of Bonhams against a claim based on unlawful means conspiracy following the sale of the well-known Violati collection of classic Ferrari and Abarth vehicles.
- Obtaining judgment for a well-known bank for c. £13million following a breach of covenant and successfully defending a c. £9million counterclaim.
- Acting for a shareholder following her exclusion from a £multi-million family business, pursuing an unfair prejudice petition and agreeing favourable terms for the purchase of her shares.
- Urgently applying to Court and obtaining an order lifting the automatic suspension on the award of a business critical IT contract.
- Acting for a high street retail client defending a threatened £multi-million claim by a well-known social media influencer.
Accolades
- Member of the Procurement Lawyers' Association
Career & Experience
Ben is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in commercial and corporate disputes.
He works on many high value and complex claims such as director and shareholder disputes, professional negligence, fraud-based claims, procurement, contentious insolvency and insurance disputes.
Ben also regularly advises well-known clients in the retail sector, for instance, in relation to issues with suppliers and managing their contracts.
When working on a client matter, Ben always makes sure he spends time understanding the client’s objectives in order to formulate a positive and business-focussed strategy.
Ben’s experience includes:
- Successfully defending a former director of Bonhams against a claim based on unlawful means conspiracy following the sale of the well-known Violati collection of classic Ferrari and Abarth vehicles.
- Obtaining judgment for a well-known bank for c. £13million following a breach of covenant and successfully defending a c. £9million counterclaim.
- Acting for a shareholder following her exclusion from a £multi-million family business, pursuing an unfair prejudice petition and agreeing favourable terms for the purchase of her shares.
- Urgently applying to Court and obtaining an order lifting the automatic suspension on the award of a business critical IT contract.
- Acting for a high street retail client defending a threatened £multi-million claim by a well-known social media influencer.
Accolades
- Member of the Procurement Lawyers' Association
Expertise
- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Managing risk at an early stage
- Corporate/ boardroom disputes
- Fraud-based claims
- Procurement
- Retail sector
- Alternative Dispute Resolution such as mediation.
