Mr Ben Harding > Kings Chambers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr Ben Harding
Position
Ben practises in all aspects of commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Most of his work is in the Business and Property Courts and he regularly appears across the Northern, North-Eastern and Midlands Circuits and in London.
Within his broad commercial practice Ben has developed specialisms (detailed further below) in contract disputes, company and shareholder matters, insurance, insolvency, professional negligence and construction. He also has a growing sports law practice, having acted for a number of football clubs.
Ben approaches every instruction with intellectual rigour, attention to detail, commercial pragmatism and speed. His attitude is that cases are won on the facts and lost on the law, so it is essential to identify and analyse the key issues early to achieve the best result for his client. He is also aware of the ever-pressing need to give a firm, clear view on prospects, for the benefit of the client and insurer/funder.
Ben acts predominantly as sole Counsel and has been led by chambers’ silks on a number of occasions. His clients span the range from large corporations and institutions to private individuals, and the subject matter ranges from multi-million-pound claims and injunctions to his client’s home
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
British Irish Commercial Bar Association
Education
Balliol College Oxford) – BA (Hons) Literae Humaniores – First Class 1998 – 2002
City University – CPE/PGDL 2004 – 2004
BPP Law School – BVC 2005 – 2005
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Ben Harding – Kings Chambers ‘Ben is incredibly responsive and reliable, hard-working, a joy to work with, and good on the detail.’
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Ben Harding – Kings Chambers ‘Ben has strong attention to detail and an ability to see all the way around the issue. He is a meticulous and thoughtful advocate.’
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Commercial litigation
Kings Chambers ‘is a go-to choice for commercial litigation matters’. Its member have national client bases, including major institutions, private sector businesses, and high-net-worth individuals. Andrew Grantham KC has a wide-ranging practice, and he handles claims involving business and share sales, the sale and carriage of goods, commercial fraud, and restrictive covenants and confidential information. In Northamber Plc v Interactive Education Solutions Ltd, Mark Harper KC is representing a business in resisting a claim that it breached an exclusive supply agreement, causing alleged losses of £2m. The set is also home to Aidan Reay, who frequently appears in the High Court and County Court, Kelly Pennifer, who is strong on civil fraud and contractual disputes, and Neil Berragan, who is regularly before the specialist business and property courts. Martin Budworth acted for the claimant in Oakwell v BFC Investment Company, which concerns a claim for several million due to unpaid consideration from the sale of Barnsley FC to Chinese-American investors. Ben Harding is another active member of the set with a growing volume of trial and injunctive work.