Ben Patten KC KC > 4 New Square Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

4 New Square Chambers
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3RJ
England

Living Wage

Position

Ben specialises in professional negligence, construction and commercial litigation with particular expertise in cases involving construction professionals, solicitors, barristers, accountants, valuers and surveyors.

Career

Qualified 1986, Middle Temple, QC 2010. Called to Bar in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Publications: ‘Professional Negligence in Construction, Co-editor of Jackson and Powell, chapter 9 “Construction Professionals”, Co-editor of Professional Liability Looseleaf, Chapter 9, “Solicitors”.

Memberships

COMBAR; PNBA; TECBAR; SCL; LCLCBA.

Education

Stonyhurst College; Oxford University; City University.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Construction

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Ben Patten KC – 4 New Square ‘Very client friendly, clever, speedy, and helpful. A very good lawyer.’

4 New Square Chambers is ‘unwaveringly consistent in providing a top service’, and handles a wide range of domestic and international construction related disputes, often crossing over with the set’s reputed expertise in professional negligence work. Internationally, Hugh Saunders is appearing in a termination contract case for a high-value infrastructure project in Trinidad before that jurisdiction’s courts. On the domestic side, Roger Stewart KC acted for Arconic in civil litigation relating to the Grenfell Tower fire, and led George McDonald in a dispute before the TCC relating to a large construction project in Manchester. In addition, the set also has experience in residential developments, with Ben Patten KC representing Willmott Dixon Construction Limited in a major cladding defects claim.

London Bar > Professional negligence

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Ben Patten KC4 New Square ‘One the leading professional negligence silks at the Bar. A superb lawyer and a very solid advocate with a great feel for the way a judge will view a case.’