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Ben Gardner

Ben Gardner

Work Department

Commercial litigation.

Position

Ben is a commercial barrister, with a particular focus on international arbitration, commodities, shipping, energy and insurance work.  Much of his work is in international arbitration, including under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SIAC, HKIAC and DIAC and in jurisdictions including Dubai, Geneva, The Hague, Hong Kong, Paris and Singapore.  He also appears regularly in the English Courts, including in three Supreme Court cases (JTI Polska v Jakubowski [2023] 3 WLR 50, The New Flamenco [2017] 1 WLR 2581 and Versloot Dredging v HDI Gerling [2017] AC 1).

For a detailed CV, please visit www.quadrantchambers.com.

Career

MA (Cantab), LLM (Cantab), LLM (Harvard)

Called 2010; Middle Temple

Memberships

COMBAR; LMAA (supporting member); ICC YAF; TECBAR; Chancery Bar Association

Education

MA, Double First (Cantab.); LLM, First (Cantab.); LLM (Harvard).

Mentions

London Bar

Commodities

Leading junior2
Ben Gardner –Quadrant Chambers ‘His technical legal skills, knowledge and drafting skills are first-rate.’
London Bar

Energy

Leading junior3
Ben Gardner –Quadrant Chambers ‘Ben has an outstanding intellect and a user-friendly approach.’
London Bar

International arbitration: counsel

Leading junior3
Ben Gardner –Quadrant Chambers ‘Phenomenally intelligent, a pleasure to work with, team player and outstanding mind.'
London Bar

Shipping

Leading junior2
Ben Gardner –Quadrant Chambers ‘Ben is very sharp, which shows in how quickly he can get to the heart of matters, but remains approachable and is always open to discussion. His written advocacy is excellent, even when produced under significant time pressure.'
Asia Pacific: The English Bar

Shipping and commodities

Leading junior2
Ben Gardner – Quadrant Chambers 'A very user-friendly junior.'