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Benjamin Tankel

Benjamin Tankel

UK Bar 2026

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39 Essex Chambers
 39 Essex Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Administrative & Public Law

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

Professional Discipline

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

A sought-after barrister of 15 years’ call (2009).

- All types of public & administrative law: especially healthcare, community care, education, and regulatory decisions. Cases typically concern challenges to care packages, and to regulatory decisions.

- Procurement law: Recent instructions include major national litigation by Motorola about the replacement of the emergency communication network; and the Braceurself litigation regarding the availability of damages in procurement claims.

- Regulatory law: Usually advising on questions of compliance, or acting in challenges to regulatory decisions.

- Professional discipline: especially legal services, healthcare, and financial services. Recent cases include acting in an investigation against the president of RICS; and defending disciplinary proceedings against one of the country’s largest conveyancing practices.

He generally appears in high profile judicial reviews and appeals in the High Court, and in professional tribunals, and is usually instructed against silks.

Ben acts for both defendants and claimants on an approximately 70/30 split.

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Professional Memberships

ALBA

Procurement Lawyers’ Association

Personal

Cambridge University (History, double first)

City University (Graduate Diploma of Law)

BPP (Bar Vocational Course)

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Benjamin Tankel is a well-respected barrister who operates a varied public law practice. Key areas of focus include cases concerning healthcare provision and asylum accommodation. He acts in judicial reviews for public authorities and commercial entities.

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Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Benjamin Tankel has a well-developed professional disciplinary practice in which he is instructed by regulators including the SRA, Bar Standards Board, GMC and GDC. His capabilities include judicial review and regulatory appeals in the High Court.

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Strengths

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  • Benjamin is excellent and really hard-working. He is a very important part of the team and is very easy to get along with.

    Administrative & Public LawUK Bar

  • Ben is extremely thorough and gets to grip quickly with the detail of any matter, and he gives excellent commercial advice on the tactics to be adopted.

    Administrative & Public LawUK Bar

  • Ben is fantastic with both his written advice and his oral advocacy skills. He can advise clients on very complex matters in an easy-to-understand and practical way.

    Administrative & Public LawUK Bar

  • Benjamin Tankel is technically brilliant and wonderful at his job but also highly personable and client-friendly.

    Professional DisciplineUK Bar

  • Benjamin Tankel gets to issues really quickly and is good on his feet.

    Professional DisciplineUK Bar

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