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Band 2

Insurance

London (Bar)

12 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

12 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

14 Years Ranked

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Provided by Ben Lynch KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Commercial dispute resolution, insurance, professional negligence, competition, international commercial arbitration and telecommunications.

Recent cases: Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Limited & ors [2020] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 527; [2021] 2 W.L.R. 123; Axis Corporate Capital UK II Ltd v Absa Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 861 (Comm); Rockliffe Hall Ltd v Travelers Insurance Co Ltd [2021] EWHC 412 (Comm); Covid-19-related insurance and commercial disputes [2021]; very high value political risk insurance, trade credit and credit risk insurance, D&O, aggregation, professional indemnity, force majeure, international commercial arbitration, competition law and professional negligence cases [2021]; (1) Armstrong (2) Patchett v Respondents [2021] EWCA Civ 978; XYZ v Travelers [2019] 1 WLR 6075; Weatherley v Weatherley [2018] EWHC 3201 (Ch); Snoras v Antonov and Others [2018] EWHC 887 (Comm); Teva v AstraZeneca [2017] EWHC 1852 (Comm); Redman v Zurich Insurance Plc [2018] 1 W.L.R. 280; AIG v ILP LLP [2017] 1 W.L.R. 1168; Maccaferri Ltd v Zurich Insurance Plc [2017] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 200; Cape Distribution Ltd v Cape Intermediate Holdings Plc [2016] EWHC 1786 (QBD); JRT v RWL [2015] EWHC 1069 (QB); Lyons v Fox Williams LLP [2016] EWHC 2427 (QB); Godiva v Travelers: high value insurance aggregation dispute; BT v Ofcom “Ethernet” case [2014] CAT 14; BT v Ofcom “PPC” case [2012] EWCA Civ 1051; Nouri v. (A Firm) [2010] 50 EG 64; Flexsys America L.P. v XL Insurance Company Limited [2010] Lloyd’s Rep. IR 132; ERC Frankona v American National [2006] Lloyd’s Rep IR 157.

Career

Appointed KC 2020. Astbury Scholar, Middle Temple. Columbia Law School, LLM (Stone Scholar). Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent). Balliol College, Oxford, BA (Hons) Law (Top First in College, Paton Scholar).

Professional Memberships

LCLCBA (committee member), PNBA (previously committee member), COMBAR, Advocate.

Publications

MacGillivray on Insurance Law, first and second supplements to 14th Edition (2019 and 2020), 14th Edition (2018), 13th Edition (2015), first supplement to 13th Edition (2016), second supplement to 13th Edition (2017), second supplement to 12th Edition (2014), first supplement to 12th Edition (2013), 12th Edition (2012) and 2nd Supplement to 11th Edition (2011); “Discriminate without prejudice” (2004) 154 NLJ 1038; “Pleading Fraud: the Insurer's Alternative” (2004) 154 NLJ 502 with Andrew Burns; and “What will happen to the KC Clause in Insurance Contracts if the rank of KC is abolished?” Corporate Counsel Magazine 2003.

Personal

Languages: working French.

Interests: family, fly fishing, proper sports, modern art, opera.

Trustee of homelessness charity.

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