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Benedict Morillo

Benedict Morillo

Position

Benedict is developing a strong insurance, professional liability, construction, property damage, and commercial practice.

Benedict maintains a regular court presence through his personal injury work. He is an experienced trial advocate and has appeared in excess of 100 final hearings since the start of his second six in April 2022.

Career

Prior to joining Chambers, Benedict was a lecturer in Law at Oriel College, Oxford. He gave weekly tutorials in Trusts and led seminars in Contract and Tort. Before that, he took a Double First-Class undergraduate degree in Law at Oxford (coming 9th in his year). He continued at Oxford to study for the Bachelor of Civil Law, which he obtained with Distinction while achieving a First-Class mark in every paper. He was also awarded a Distinction on the Bar Course.

Education

BA Jurisprudence (Double First, 9/250 in cohort); Oriel College, University of Oxford Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction); Oriel College, University of Oxford Bar Vocational Studies (Distinction); City, University of London