Lee Bennett

Practice Areas

Principal areas of practice are regulatory, inquests and inquiries, licensing and complementary aspects of public and civil law.

A comprehensive range of regulatory crime and business compliance work is undertaken, including: health and safety; fire safety; trade and consumer; environmental and food law.

He has been instructed by those under scrutiny in seminal inquests and inquiries. He acted for The Football Association throughout the Hillsborough Inquests. He represented a company involved in the refurbishment of the Tower throughout the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry. He is advising a company in relation to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

His licensing instructions cover areas of business subject to statutory licensing regimes (e.g. energy and finance) as well as entertainment, alcohol and transport.

His complementary civil practice includes public/employer/product liability and nuisance.

He now principally advises and represents significant corporations and their officers. However, given the depth and breadth of his experience, national regulators, local authorities and trading standards departments continue to instruct him in appropriate cases.

Career

LL.B (EUR) Hons, UEA and The University of Athens

LL.M (I), Magdalene College, Cambridge University

Inns of Court School of Law, London

After graduating he worked in Japan before returning to Cambridge University to study international law. Called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 1998. After a period with Allen and Overy he joined Six Pump Court in 2000.

Professional Memberships

Planning and Environmental Bar Association

United Kingdom Environmental Law Association

The Food Law Group