Ben Graff
Position
Ben Graff was called to the Bar in 2019 and became a tenant at Keating Chambers in 2020 following the successful completion of his pupillage.
Ben is developing a busy practice across Chambers’ specialisms including construction and engineering, procurement, energy, professional negligence and international arbitration. He has assisted with work involving standard form contracts including the JCT and NEC forms.
Ben acted as junior counsel to Sarah Hannaford QC and Simon Taylor in Bechtel Limited v High Speed Two (HS2) Limited [2021] EWHC 458 (TCC) successfully defending HS2’s procurement for a £1bn+ contract following a three week trial in the TCC. Ben has also conducted a number of hearings in the County Court in his own right.
Ben is developing a busy adjudication practice, including drafting referrals and responses in disputes relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Before coming to the Bar, Ben volunteered for the School Exclusion Project, appearing on behalf of an excluded child at a Governors’ Disciplinary Committee and on appeal at an Independent Review Panel. In the latter, he convinced the Panel that the decision of the governing body to uphold the exclusion was irrational.
Education
Bar Professional Training Course, City University of London – 2016-2017Graduate Diploma in Law, City University of London (Distinction) – 2016-2017Teacher of Philosophy, Sevenoaks School – 2015-2016MPhil in Philosophy, University of Cambridge – 2014-2015BA Philosophy and Politics, University of Manchester (First Class Honours) – 2011-2014