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Ben Elkington KC
Position
Silk with a thriving practice centred on insurance, commercial, professional liability and civil fraud work. He acts for claimants and defendants in equal measure. Insurance work includes coverage disputes in all types of insurance, and subrogated recovery claims. Commercial work includes domestic and international contractual disputes in the courts and arbitrations. Professional liability work focuses on insurance brokers, financial advisers, solicitors, barristers, accountants, surveyors and mortgage brokers. Editor of the chapter on claims against insurance brokers in Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability.
Career
Associate with Sullivan & Cromwell, New York 1994-95; admitted to New York Bar 1995; called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn 1996, judicial assistant to Court of Appeal, Spring 1998. Appointed QC 2012.
Memberships
COMBAR (Committee member); PNBA; LCLCBA.
Education
Trinity College, Cambridge (1993 Law 1st); University of Virginia, USA (1994 LLM); Inns of Court School of Law (1996, top ranked student).
Leisure
Exploring the Isle of Mull, fly-fishing, golf.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Ben Elkington KC – 4 New Square ‘He is exceptionally bright and very friendly to work with. He sees what points will have traction with judges and reads the mood of the court very well, and also explains issues very well to clients.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5Ben Elkington KC –4 New Square ‘Shows consistency and brilliance. He is one of the strongest KCs around.’
‘A go-to set for high-end work‘, 4 New Square is consistently sought out by Magic Circle firms and litigation boutiques to handle complex, high-value business disputes that frequently incorporate cross-border issues. In TRW Pension Trust Ltd v Indesit & Others, Ben Elkington KC acted for Askoll TR, the supplier of a component of dishwashers, in a multi-party sale of goods case, where it was alleged that a component was faulty, causing a catastrophic fire in an office block. Elsewhere in chambers, Daniel Saoul KC acted for claimant CMC Spreadbet in a High Court financial trading-related claim against property investor Robert Tchenguiz.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Ben Elkington KC –4 New Square ‘Ben is excellent and turns round matters quickly. He is always reliable and a very strong advocate; an excellent cross examiner who gets to the heart of issues.’