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Ian Benjamin

Position

Ian Benjamin SC practises throughout the Caribbean region, principally in Trinidad and Tobago. Ian was one of the founders of and is now the head of Bethany Chambers in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He is also admitted to practice in Dominica, Grenada and Anguilla.

Ian practises primarily in the broad commercial areas of banking, financial regulation, insolvency, insurance, professional negligence and contentious pension and tax and construction disputes.  In addition, he undertakes significant public law work including Commissions of Enquiry. He is well-regarded for his strategic advice and advocacy, particularly in appellate work and has made several appearances before the Privy Council. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a CEDR Mediator. He also accepts appointments as an arbitrator and has appeared in several ICC and ad hoc arbitrations.

Career

• Call to Bar England & Wales 1988
• Member, Honourable Society of Middle Temple
• Call to Bar Trinidad & Tobago 1989
• Call to Bar Dominica 2008
• Call to Bar Grenada 2013
• Call to Bar Anguilla 2016​
• CEDR Trained Mediator 2011
• CIArb Member 2017
• Door Tenant Fountain Court Chambers, London, England

• University of Sydney Law Faculty Graduates Medal for Most Outstanding Masters’ Thesis – 2003
• International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, University of Sydney, Australia 2000-2002
• Middle Temple Harmsworth Scholarship, London, England 1988 – 1990
• Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship, England 1987
• Wright Rogers Scholarship in Law, University of Cambridge, England 1984,1985 and 1987.

Education

• BA (Cantab.) 1986
• LLM (Cantab.) 1987
• LLM (Univ of Sydney) 2002