Ben Lynch

Commercial Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Professional Negligence, Competition, International Commercial Arbitration and Telecommunications.

Recent cases: Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Limited & ors [2020] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 527; [2021] 2 W.L.R. 123; Axis Corporate Capital UK II Ltd v Absa Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 861 (Comm); Rockliffe Hall Ltd v Travelers Insurance Co Ltd [2021] EWHC 412 (Comm); Covid-19-related insurance and commercial disputes [2021]; very high value political risk insurance, trade credit and credit risk insurance, D&O, aggregation, professional indemnity, force majeure, international commercial arbitration, competition law and professional negligence cases [2021]; (1) Armstrong (2) Patchett v Respondents [2021] EWCA Civ 978; XYZ v Travelers [2019] 1 WLR 6075; Weatherley v Weatherley [2018] EWHC 3201 (Ch); Snoras v Antonov and Others [2018] EWHC 887 (Comm); Teva v AstraZeneca [2017] EWHC 1852 (Comm); Redman v Zurich Insurance Plc [2018] 1 W.L.R. 280; AIG v ILP LLP [2017] 1 W.L.R. 116; Maccaferri Ltd v Zurich Insurance Plc [2017] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 200; Cape Distribution Ltd v Cape Intermediate Holdings Plc [2016] EWHC 1786 (QBD); JRT v RWL [2015] EWHC 1069 (QB); Lyons v Fox Williams LLP [2016] EWHC 2427 (QB); Godiva v Travelers: high value insurance aggregation dispute; BT v Ofcom “Ethernet” case [2014] CAT 14; BT v Ofcom “PPC” case [2012] EWCA Civ 1051; Nouri v. … (A Firm) [2010] 50 EG 64; Flexsys America L.P. v XL Insurance Company Limited [2010] Lloyd’s Rep. IR 132; ERC Frankona v American National [2006] Lloyd’s Rep IR 157.

Astbury Scholar, Middle Temple. Columbia Law School, LLM (Stone Scholar). Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent). Balliol College, Oxford, BA (Hons) Law (Top First in College, Paton Scholar).