Quadrant Chambers houses a ‘fantastic array of barristers’, who not only handle complex shipping and shipbuilding arbitrations, but are regularly instructed in matters across the energy, infrastructure, commodities and insurance sectors. Simon Rainey KC acts in high-value contract arbitrations and has appeared before a range of major institutions as well as in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague and in related proceedings before the London High Court. Luke Parsons KC is similarly adept at defending arbitration awards before the English courts and Robert-Jan Temmink KC acts both for and against foreign governments in arbitrations involving allegations of fraud and breach of contract. Ben Gardner, Gemma Morgan and Koye Akoni have busy arbitration practices and are well versed in the rues of the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, HKIAC and SIAC.
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Work Department
Commercial litigation.
Position
Ben is a commercial barrister, with a particular focus on international arbitration, commodities, shipping, energy and insurance work. Much of his work is in international arbitration, including under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SIAC, HKIAC and DIAC and in jurisdictions including Dubai, Geneva, The Hague, Hong Kong, Paris and Singapore. He also appears regularly in the English Courts, including in three Supreme Court cases (JTI Polska v Jakubowski [2023] 3 WLR 50, The New Flamenco [2017] 1 WLR 2581 and Versloot Dredging v HDI Gerling [2017] AC 1).
For a detailed CV, please visit www.quadrantchambers.com.
Career
MA (Cantab), LLM (Cantab), LLM (Harvard)
Called 2010; Middle Temple
Memberships
COMBAR; LMAA (supporting member); ICC YAF; TECBAR; Chancery Bar Association
Education
MA, Double First (Cantab.); LLM, First (Cantab.); LLM (Harvard).
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Testimonials
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- 'Simon Slattery is responsive and keen to offer a solution where one is needed.'
- 'Seem efficient.'
- 'The service and the clerks' room at Quadrant Chambers reflects the specialty of their barristers.'
- 'All the clerks at Quadrant are excellent and they have increased in number recently. Bradley Edwards and Mike Wright are go-to clerks and both are approachable, sensile and look at the bigger picture.'
- 'Excellent training/seminar programmes.'
- 'Have very good reputation.'
- 'Quadrant Chambers are a highly regarded set of chambers with a fantastic array of barristers and equally competent clerks. There is a large number of impressive barristers at Quadrant meaning that they will more often than not have someone available for a dispute, even at short notice, and they will almost certainly be well equipped to grapple with the issues in dispute quickly and provide a clear and strategic insight on how to deal with the case.'
- 'Quadrant are head and shoulders above their main competitors in terms of quality of work, depth of Counsel - their junior end is very strong at the moment - and practical, commercial approach to commercial disputes. The set provide training sessions on request to a high standard.'