Park Square Barristers Ltd.

Commercial & Chancery

Ben joined Park Square Barristers as a tenant in July 2023 after cross qualifying and being Called to the Bar in July 2023. Ben was admitted as a solicitor in 2014 and in 2021 obtained his Higher Rights of Audience to become a Solicitor Advocate. Ben has appeared as advocate in-house on a range of Chancery & Commercial matters for various SMEs, individuals, partnerships and large financial lenders. Since cross qualifying, Ben has appeared in both the County Court and High Court / Business & Property Courts on a range of disputes, including business to business contractual disputes, insolvency matters, litigation relating to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and disputes relating to regulated lending under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. As well as having advocacy experience at both trial and on interim applications, Ben has experience drafting pleadings (both particulars of claim and defences) and providing written advice.

“I would definitely recommend Ben in the future, he was very informative and offered a genuine insight into the case. We found he was very reassuring with his advice and transparent regarding the options and risk management. He was also very professional, approachable and efficient. We were delighted with how he dealt with the matter expeditiously and also accomodated our request for a conference at short notice.”  – Instructing Solicitor

Ben has extensive experience in banking and finance litigation, acting in consumer credit and consumer rights litigation, disputes relating to legal and equitable mortgages and personal guarantees and indemnities, asset finance / invoice finance litigation, satisfactory quality disputes, financial mis-selling and property litigation; including claims relating to competing interests in land.

Ben also specialises in commercial contract disputes and has recent experience acting in cases relating to architect disputes, damage to high value artwork, cross jurisdictional freight litigation, payment services disputes, insolvency proceedings (both personal and corporate) and shareholder disputes.

2010-2011 - Paralegal at Simpson Millar LLP specialising in Employment litigation.

2011-2012 - Paralegal at Addleshaw Goddard LLP in the Finance Litigation team.

2012-2014 - Trainee Solicitor at Walker Morris LLP

2014-2016 - Assistant Solicitor at Walker Morris LLP, working in the Banking Litigation team

2016-2021 - ssociate Solicitor & Solicitor Advocate (January 2021) at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, working in the Finance Litigation team

2021-2023 - Senior Associate Solicitor & Solicitor Advocate at Clarion Solicitors, working in the firm’s Commercial Dispute Resolution department

2009 - University of Bradford - LLB (Law) Hons

2010 - BPP Law School Legal Practice Course - Commendation