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About
Provided by Ben Harding
Practice Areas
All aspects of commercial dispute resolution: contractual disputes (including agency contracts; share and asset sale agreement disputes); company law (including shareholder disputes; director’s duties and disqualification; restrictive covenants); banking (including secured lending and guarantees); partnership; professional negligence (including claims against solicitors, accountants, surveyors, insurance brokers); insurance; consumer credit; FCA and FOS; construction; injunctions; sale of goods and supply of services; fraud; commercial torts.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Northern Business & Property Bar Association
British Irish Commercial Bar Association
Publications
Calling time: the law of limitation directions – Counsel Magazine June 2017; https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/calling-time
(since Jan 2023) editor of chapters on Default Judgment and Summary Judgment in Commercial Litigation – Pre-Emptive Remedies (Sweet & Maxwell)
Education
Balliol College (Oxford)
BA (Hons) Literae Humaniores - First Class
1998 - 2002
City University
CPE/PGDL
2004 - 2004
BPP Law School
BVC
2005 - 2005
Work Highlights
- Acted for recruitment consultant in £500k claim for payment for procuring real estate solicitors team move
- Defending £6m claim in Commercial Court for breach of SPA warranty / fraud arising from sale of glazing business
- Acted for policyholder in £4M insurance policy coverage dispute in Commercial Court
- Acted for NHS England in relation to £8M claim in Commercial Court for optical services during COVID
- Unfair prejudice claim proceeding in the Isle of Man relating to 20% shareholding in fintech company potentially worth £100m
- Acted in dispute in Isle of Man over ownership of multi-£M property portfolio
- Unfair prejudice petition in the BPC in Manchester relating to potential £1m holding in claims management company
- Partnership dissolution dispute concerning prominent firm of patent attorneys (led by Mark Harper KC)
- FOS complaint against bank for breach of Quincecare duty in respect of £700k cheques presented as payable to cash and paid
- Acted for Manchester City FC, Merlin Entertainments and Bruntwood Properties to obtain anti-trespass injunctions in the High Court in Manchester and London against ‘urban explorers’ (including order in respect of premises worldwide and against ‘persons unknown’) (led by David Casement KC)
- Acted for insured in £800k professional negligence claim in High Court in Leeds (Circuit Commercial) against insurance broker to settlement at mediation
-Acted for online betting business in relation to claims by suspected gambling syndicate
Industry Sector Expertise
Ben has developed specialisms in insurance, banking and finance, insolvency, company, professional negligence and construction work.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
- England & Wales primarily
- Provides advice on English law and procedure in relation to disputes in Isle of Man and licensed from time to time to appear in Court in Isle of Man
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ben Harding frequently appears on behalf of and against banks and other financial institutions. His expertise includes disputes involving loans, indemnities, and consumer credit, as well as mis-selling more generally.
Ben Harding is an experienced junior with extensive expertise on commercial litigation and dispute resolution. He is also well versed on company law, and is able to advise on unfair prejudice petitions and shareholder disputes.
Ben Harding has a substantial partnership practice acting on a wide range of disputes including those involving GP practices and law firms.
Ben Harding is a commercial chancery barrister who is instructed in a range of contentious insolvency cases. He has experience appearing in winding-up petitions and directors' disqualification matters. Harding regularly acts in misfeasance and breach of trust claims, and represents certain considerable corporate entities.
Ben Harding is a talented barrister noted for his adroit handling of a wide range of commercial disputes. He offers notable expertise in professional negligence, construction and insurance matters. He is also regularly instructed in insolvency cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ben Harding is very sound legally and very persuasive as an advocate."
"Ben Harding is brilliant across the board."
"Ben can advise on the full gambit of commercial and chancery issues."
"Attention to detail, very sound legally and very persuasive as an advocate."
"We have a great deal of confidence in Ben's ability to produce high-quality workat a sensible price."
"Ben Harding is super. His preparation is fantastic, and his written work is excellent."
"Ben is one of the standout juniors at Kings. I really rate him technically.He can advise on the full gamut of commercial and chancery issues - anything with complexity. And he's great to work with."
"Ben is very responsive, always on time and very thorough in what he does. He is an incredibly thoughtful barrister."
"Ben is a safe pair of hands."
"Ben is very responsive, always on time, and is extremely reliable. He is very thorough in what he does and is an incredibly thoughtful barrister."
"Ben is incredibly responsive. The quality of his work is very good and he is both approachable and friendly."
"Ben is an extremely good barrister but is also very personable."
"Ben Harding is very sound legally and very persuasive as an advocate."
"Ben Harding is brilliant across the board."
"Ben can advise on the full gambit of commercial and chancery issues."
"Attention to detail, very sound legally and very persuasive as an advocate."
"We have a great deal of confidence in Ben's ability to produce high-quality workat a sensible price."
"Ben Harding is super. His preparation is fantastic, and his written work is excellent."
"Ben is one of the standout juniors at Kings. I really rate him technically.He can advise on the full gamut of commercial and chancery issues - anything with complexity. And he's great to work with."
"Ben is very responsive, always on time and very thorough in what he does. He is an incredibly thoughtful barrister."
"Ben is a safe pair of hands."
"Ben is very responsive, always on time, and is extremely reliable. He is very thorough in what he does and is an incredibly thoughtful barrister."
"Ben is incredibly responsive. The quality of his work is very good and he is both approachable and friendly."
"Ben is an extremely good barrister but is also very personable."
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