JUNIOR PROFILE

Ben Gardner

UK Bar 2026

Quadrant Chambers

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Energy & Natural Resources

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

Shipping & Commodities

London (Bar)

10 years ranked

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Ben is a commercial barrister, with a particular focus on international arbitration, commodities, shipping, energy and insurance work. Much of his work is in international arbitration, including under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SIAC, HKIAC and DIAC and in jurisdictions including Dubai, Geneva, The Hague, Hong Kong, Paris and Singapore. He also appears regularly in the English Courts, including in three Supreme Court cases (JTI Polska v Jakubowski [2023] 3 WLR 50, The New Flamenco [2017] 1 WLR 2581 and Versloot Dredging v HDI Gerling [2017] AC 1).

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Career

MA (Cantab), LLM (Cantab), LLM (Harvard)

Called 2010; Middle Temple

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; LMAA (supporting member); ICC YAF; TECBAR; Chancery Bar Association

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Energy & Natural Resources - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ben Gardner is a go-to junior for notable firms in the energy space on a range of complex disputes including in the oil and gas, power and mining sectors. He is frequently sought after for ICC, Singapore and LCIA arbitrations.

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Shipping & Commodities - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ben Gardner is a well-regarded junior with a broad practice covering commodities and shipping matters as well as insurance and conflict of laws. He regularly receives direct in-house instructions from industry clients to appear in courtroom trials and confidential arbitrations.

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International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ben Gardner is adept at representing clients in arbitrations under HKIAC and ICC rules. His practice sees him routinely serving in The Hague and Paris. He has a strong track record of handling disputes concerning banking, energy and shipping.

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Strengths

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Ben is very thorough in his legal analysis and very knowledgeable.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
Ben is highly intelligent, commercial and super-responsive.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
Ben is somebody you can have in front of a client with no qualms; he's adept at dealing with commercial clients and able to present complex ideas simply.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
Ben is extremely sharp and gets to the heart of a matter very quickly.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
Ben has the best commercial awareness and understanding of any barrister.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
Ben was hugely impressive and displayed a creative yet sophisticated approach.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar