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Chambers of Ben Hubble QC

4 NEW SQUARE, LINCOLN'S INN, LONDON, WC2A 3RJ, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7822 2000
Fax:
Fax 020 7822 2001
DX:
1041 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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Amanda Savage

Tel:
Work +44 20 7822 2000
Email:
4 New Square (Chambers of Ben Hubble QC)

Position

Practises across the range of chambers work, including commercial litigation and professional negligence, with a particular emphasis on cases involving barristers and solicitors, and financial professionals, valuers and insurance brokers. Increasing experience of insurance work, and in particular, coverage disputes. Reported cases include: Greene Wood McLean LLP (in administration) v Templeton Insurance Ltd (defendant) and (1) Nellie Beardall (2) Peter Cooke (3) Oliver Campbell (4) Andrew Prynne (5) QBE Insurance (Europe Ltd) (third parties) (2010) [2010] EWHC 2679 (Comm), Patel v Air India Ltd and Anor (2010) [2010] EWCA Civ 443, Williams v Thompson Leatherdale [2008] EWHC 2574 (2009) PNLR 15, Taylor v Crotty [2006] EWCA civ 1364; Daniels v Thompson [2004] EWCA civ 307 (2004) PLNR 33; Brown v Bennett [2001] 1 WLR 713 and London Fire and Emergency Authority v Meritor and Renault [2003] EWHC 2411 (TCC).

Career

Qualified 1999; called to the Bar 2000 on completion of pupillage; Middle Temple; research assistant at Law Commission (full-time) 1997-98; part-time tutor in Law, UCL 1998-99; part-time judicial assistant, Court of Appeal October-December 2000.

Languages

Basic French.

Member

Professional Negligence Bar Association, COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association.

Education

The Ecclesbourne School, Derbyshire; King's College, London (1996 LLB Hons); Worcester College, Oxford (1997 BCL).

Leisure

Spending time with young family, music.

Practice Areas

Litigation - commercial; Litigation - insurance/reinsurance; Professional negligence

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