Practice Areas
Ben’s practice covers all aspects of commercial and criminal litigation and dispute resolution with an emphasis on cross-jurisdictional, financial matters.
Ben has extensive experience advising high profile corporate and private individuals (such as company directors, attorneys, accountants, fund managers and politicians).
Ben is regularly instructed in disputes where fraud or breach of trust is a component. He has represented clients in contentious litigation at all levels, including appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Ben has particular expertise in asset-tracing and recovery, insolvency, mutual legal assistance and extradition, libel, corruption, (anti) money laundering and other quasi- criminal regulatory law. Ben’s background in company law, commercial litigation and international trusts law is highly valued by clients.
Admitted in
Cayman Islands (2005)
England and Wales (non-practising)(2001)
Career
Prior to joining Samson & McGrath, Ben practiced at the Bar of England and Wales (2 Pump Court, Temple, London) where he regularly appeared as an advocate both at first instance and in appellate proceedings in relation to a wide variety of matters including conspiracy, fraud and money-laundering.
Before joining 2 Pump Court, Ben worked at Peters & Peters, solicitors, where he was exposed to variety of white collar work, including high value frauds and extradition proceedings in both London and Dubai.
Ben has also worked in Trinidad and Tobago, where he was involved in successful pro bono appeals to the Inter American Court of Human Rights.
Education
University of London (UCL), Postgraduate
Inns of Court School of Law, London, BVC
University of Warwick, LLB
Other
Notary Public
Treasurer, Cayman Islands Defence Bar Association
Member, Cayman Islands Compliance Association
Member, Cayman Islands Law Society
Member, The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn and the bar of England and Wales. |