Ben Willis > Stevens & Bolton LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Stevens & Bolton LLP Offices
WEY HOUSE
FARNHAM ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 4YD
England
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Ben Willis
Work Department
Construction and engineering
Position
Partner specialising in a broad range of construction and engineering projects, primarily in non-contentious construction law, advising on procurement, drafting and negotiation of building contracts, consultant appointments, bonds and guarantees, partnering and framework agreements, along with the construction aspects of funding agreements, joint ventures, agreements for development and lease.
Career
Qualified in 2001 at Wedlake Bell; associate Lawrence Graham 2001-2006; solicitor Bond Pearce 2007-2012; solicitor Womble Bond Dickinson 2012-2018; solicitor Stevens & Bolton LLP 2018-2020, partner 2020.
Memberships
Society of Construction Law
Education
University of Bristol; Nottingham Law School
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Construction
Counting national and international entities from across the life sciences, education, and engineering spaces as its key clients, the Stevens & Bolton LLP team is well equipped to advise on complex new build projects and construction adjudication. The group is based in Guilford, with the head, Kimberley Eyssell, noted for her extensive experience of acting for all parties in the contractual chain and handling all elements of formal dispute resolutions. Stephen Rockhill focuses on drafting and negotiating building contracts, while Ben Willis provides ‘excellent advice’ to investors, developers, and office occupiers in relation to non-contentious matters. Senior associate Gwilym Evans is noted for his domestic arbitration work, and Claire Perry is knowledgeable on forms of alternative dispute resolution.
London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
The team at Stevens & Bolton LLP caters to the gamut of clients in the hospitality and leisure sector, including hotels, travel providers, restaurants, pubs and bars, casinos and digital leisure activity providers. Key areas of expertise include business set-up, expansion, construction, staffing and management, portfolio management, financing, and brand management, with recent growth in instructions relating to immersive leisure experiences and insolvency issues. Overseeing the team is Helen Wheddon, who specialises in property-related disputes. Another key member of the team is commercial expert Nicola Broadhurst, who assists fashion and luxury brand clients with international expansion through franchising, licensing, and distribution. Charles Maurice heads the technology group and co-heads the sports sector group, acting for start-ups, well-known brands, sports clubs and sponsors. Ben Willis is well placed to assist with issues pertaining to non-contentious construction matters and engineering projects.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation