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, and Professional Negligence. He is described in Chambers and Partners 2019 and Legal 500 2018 as:

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

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

“Very bright and eloquent.”

“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’

Previously, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 have described him as:

• “Very calm, very intelligent, highly responsive, fun to deal with and a good strategist.”
• “He is very dedicated, always on top of the details and very pragmatic.”
• “He is excellent, very good at what he does and particularly good at difficult coverage cases.”
• “His client care is excellent and he’s always open to new ideas.”
• “clever, practical and easy to work with.”
• “A real fighter.”
• “He is incredibly bright, he gets to the kernel of the problem very quickly. He is very practical and pragmatic in his approach.”
• “A great advocate and a very tough opponent.”

Career Summary

He has practised at Crown Office Chambers since its formation, and 1 Paper Buildings prior to merger. 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.

Practice

Ben practises in all areas of common law and commercial litigation. He specialises in commercial and insurance disputes, construction, and professional negligence. Ben has fought cases in the specialist divisions of the High Court, 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.

 

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Articles

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• The Supreme Court provides clarity on causation in professional negligence claims
• Appealing findings made by the TCC: guidance from the Court of Appeal

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News

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• Perry v Raleys Solicitors: the Supreme Court reviews Allied Maples
• Court of Appeal reconsiders the rules for Appeals from the TCC

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Events

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

Qualifications

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• 1984 – 1991 Birkdale School, Sheffield.
• 1991 – 1994 University College, Oxford. BA (Hons) in Law – First Class.
• 1994 – 1995 Tax Trainee with Ernst & Young
• 1995 – 1996 University College, Oxford. BCL.
• 1996 Admitted to Gray’s Inn. Awarded the Lord Birkenhead Scholarship.
• 1996 – 1997 Inns of Court School of Law.
• 1998 Called to the Bar.
• 1999 Tenant at Crown Office Chambers (previously One Paper Buildings).
• 2014 Appointed QC
• 2017 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; insurance claims; fire and disaster claims; bonds & guarantees; expert evidence; conflicts of interest; privilege and the law of evidence; damages; the new Companies Act 2006; directors’ duties; interim commercial remedies; restrictive covenants; and the Law Commission reform of Insurance Law.

Memberships

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• COMBAR
• LCLCBA
• TECBAR
• PNBA

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