London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading junior4Ben Zelenka Martin – One Essex Court 'A junior with a commanding court presence.'
One Essex Court
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Ben Zelenka Martin
One Essex Court, London
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Position
Ben has a broad practice covering all areas of commercial dispute resolution. He has worked on a variety of competition and commercial disputes, involving mergers and acquisitions, civil fraud, banking and finance, shareholder disputes, and jurisdiction challenges.
He is currently instructed by the Danish Tax and Customs Administration in a claim relating to an alleged conspiracy involving fraudulent withholding tax reclaim applications in the sum of DKK 12 billion (approximately £1.5 billion). The case featured in The Lawyer’s “Top 20 Cases” for 2021 and has been described by Foxton J as “one of the largest and most complex pieces of litigation to be heard in the Commercial Court.
Career
Barrister, One Essex Court, 2017-Present
Memberships
Gray’s Inn
Education
Brasenose College, Oxford (2009-2012): Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (MA, First Class); Brasenose College, Oxford (2012-2014): Philosophy (BPhil); City University of London (2014-2015): GDL, Distinction; City University of London (2015-2016): BPTC, Outstanding.