London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk5Ben Elkington KC –4 New Square ‘Ben has a commanding presence and is authorative and self-assured. He does not mince his words and consequently provides a clear and well thought out strategy.'
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Ben Elkington KC
4 New Square Chambers, London
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Position
Silk with a thriving practice centred on insurance, commercial, professional liability and civil fraud work. He acts for claimants and defendants in equal measure. Insurance work includes coverage disputes in all types of insurance, and subrogated recovery claims. Commercial work includes domestic and international contractual disputes in the courts and arbitrations. Professional liability work focuses on insurance brokers, financial advisers, solicitors, barristers, accountants, surveyors and mortgage brokers. Editor of the chapter on claims against insurance brokers in Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability.
Career
Associate with Sullivan & Cromwell, New York 1994-95; admitted to New York Bar 1995; called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn 1996, judicial assistant to Court of Appeal, Spring 1998. Appointed QC 2012.
Memberships
COMBAR (Committee member); PNBA; LCLCBA.
Education
Trinity College, Cambridge (1993 Law 1st); University of Virginia, USA (1994 LLM); Inns of Court School of Law (1996, top ranked student).
Leisure
Exploring the Isle of Mull, fly-fishing, golf.
Mentions
London Bar
Insurance and reinsurance
Leading silk2Ben Elkington KC – 4 New Square ‘Ben is a superb advocate, a very smooth operator in court. He is very responsive and a real team player. Always a pleasure to work with.'