Benjamin Coffer
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Shipping & Commodities
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Ben has a broad international commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on shipping, commodities and insurance / reinsurance. He was named Shipping Junior of the Year at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2019, and shortlisted for Shipping Junior of the Year for Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards in 2022. He has appeared in several of the leading shipping cases in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in recent years, including The Thorco Lineage [2023] EWHC 26 (Comm), The CMA CGM LIBRA [2021] UKSC 51 (Supreme Court); Volcafe v. CSAV [2019] AC 358 (Supreme Court); The Lady M [2019] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 109 (Court of Appeal); The Maersk Tangier [2018] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 59 (Court of Appeal); and The Aqasia [2018] 1 Lloyd's Rep 530 (Court of Appeal). Ben is increasingly appointed as an arbitrator and is a supporting member of the LMAA.
Professional Memberships
LMAA Supporting Member; COMBAR; LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
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