Ben Quiney QC

Recommendations

In the recent editions of Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 Ben is identified as a Leading QC in his core areas of work, such as Insurance, Property Damage, Construction and Professional Negligence. He is described in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as:

“An absolute star of the Insurance World”

“He has the rare talent of a razor-sharp intellect combined with the ability to present his point in a user-friendly format.”

“Utterly unflappable. Ask any question, no matter how complex or involved, and he will give a wholly considered covers-all-the-bases answer that gets to the real heart of the issue. Also very good at understanding how to get through opponents arguments.”

“A hard-working and meticulous barrister who is very good on his feet.”

“Responsive, incisive, clear and an excellent strategist.”

“He exudes total confidence in his case and he is a good cross-examiner.”

“A rare calmness in the face of adversity, which is a massive attribute when dealing with difficult and complex cases.”

“Ferociously intelligent but at the same time very down to earth and approachable”

Career Summary

He has practised at Crown Office Chambers since its formation, and 1 Paper Buildings prior to merger and since 1998. Before coming to the Bar he was awarded a first class degree in law and went onto take the BCL postgraduate degree. After University he worked as a tax trainee with Ernst Young. During this period he received intensive training and experience in accounting, finance and corporate tax matters and techniques. He took silk in 2014.

Practice

Ben practises in all areas of commercial litigation. He specialises in dealing with disputes dealing with all aspects of commercial, insurance, construction, and professional negligence issues. Ben has fought cases in the Commercial Court, Chancery Division, TCC, the Court of Appeal, the Privy Council and the Supreme Court. He has a wide range of experience in domestic and international Arbitrations in a variety of jurisdictions.

News

• Court of Appeal upholds anti-suit injunction
• Crown Office Chambers features in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of this year

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Articles

• 2 Entertain Video Ltd & Ors v Sony DADC Europe Ltd [2020] EWHC 972 (TCC) – TCC gives judgment in major insurance claim arising out of the 2011 London Riots
• Ben Quiney QC, Carlo Taczalski and Frederick Simpson discuss the recent Judgment on the Ingenious Litigation for Practical Law Company

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Events

• David Sears QC and Ben Quiney QC to speak at the White Paper Conference
• MBL: Construction Law Conference 2016 – London

Qualifications

• Birkdale School, Sheffield
• BA (Hons) in Law – First Class, University College, Oxford
• Tax Trainee with Ernst & Young
• BCL, University College, Oxford
• Admitted to Gray’s Inn, Lord Birkenhead Scholarship
• Inns of Court School of Law
• Called to the Bar
• Tenant at Crown Office Chambers (previously One Paper Buildings)
• Appointed QC
• Called to the BVI Bar

Seminars

Ben regularly gives seminars in his areas of expertise. He is happy to do so as part of in-house training. In the past few years he has given seminars on the following topics: Insurance Act 2015; liquidated damages; fire and disaster claims; bonds & guarantees; conflicts of interest; privilege and the law of evidence; damages; fiduciary and directors’ duties; interim commercial remedies; restrictive covenants; the impact of Covid 19 and insurance claims; loss of a chance in professional negligence claims; and the Law Commission reform of Insurance Law.

Memberships

• LCLCBA
• TECBAR
• COMBAR
• PNBA