Ben is a technically strong construction disputes lawyer and adept problem solver with a particular interest in project advisory and risk management in the context of large-scale, complex disputes.
Ben has acted for main contractors, specialist subcontractors, consultants, owners and employers on a wide range of construction-related disputes, relating to, for example, contract formation, delay and disruption, payment, variations, defects, retention and termination.
He has experience of a number of different dispute resolution forums, including the Technology and Construction Court, County Court, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), arbitration, expert determination, mediation and adjudication.
Ben has a particular interest in building/fire safety and regularly advises clients, including contractors, landlords/freeholders and suppliers on contentious and non-contentious building/fire safety issues, including defects claims, remedial works and design, construction and procurement of new projects. Ben has also represented clients in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).
In terms of thought leadership, Ben regularly speaks at UK Construction Week (London and Birmingham), London Build and the Installer Show on building safety issues. Ben has contributed to industry white papers on building safety for the National Building Specification and Building Magazine, and has been invited to speak to industry bodies including CIArb, Arbrix and LexisNexis. Ben also regularly writes articles on building safety and has been published in The Law Society Gazette. Ben also regularly give webinars and bespoke training to clients.
Ben spent a year with a FTSE 100 listed main contractor which gives him an appreciation of how his clients’ businesses work and what informs the commercial decision-making process.
He also spent a year in Qatar embedded with a client advising on a number of high-value claims.