2 Hare Court

Ben Rich is ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading junior in the fields of Professional Discipline and Inquests & Inquiries.

He is described in Legal 500 as working with “impeccable attention to detail” and in Chambers and Partners as “an advocate who is up for a fight, will not be intimidated by more senior counsel and delivers brilliant results”.

He practices in Professional Discipline and Inquests. He appears in the Court of Appeal, High Court, Crown Court and a wide variety of tribunals including the MPTS, GDC, GOC and RICS.

Before being called to the Bar, Ben had a substantial career as a radio and television journalist at the BBC. He worked for six years as an editor on BBC2’s Newsnight, and ended up as Deputy Editor of the Six and Ten O’clock News on BBC1.

Year of Call 2010; Career as senior journalist before coming to the Bar; Editor of BBC Newsnight; Deputy Editor of BBC Six and Ten O’Clock News.

Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers; Criminal Bar Association; Health and Safety Lawyers Association.