Band 4
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Ben Mitchell
Practice Areas
Barrister, specialising in public, education, public international, EU, employment and information law. He is a member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Attorney General’s Panels of Counsel.
Career
Called in 2017. Prior to coming to the bar, Ben was an academic with a research focus on public law, human rights and education.
PhD in Law, Trinity College Dublin – Social Class, Poverty and the Education System: Tackling Inequality Through Constitutional Public Interest Law (2016)
BCL, University of Oxford, Balliol College – Distinction (2013)
LLB, Trinity College Dublin – First Class (2012)
Professional Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association, Procurement Lawyers Association
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ben Mitchell is sought after for his experience handling politically sensitive education claims. He has appeared in judicial review and tribunal proceedings and advises universities and public bodies on education law issues. He has a PhD in education, equality and human rights law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ben Mitchell is a phenomenal counsel to have on your team. He is extremely diligent and an excellent advocate and drafter of pleadings."
"Ben Mitchell has an innate ability to distil the complex and technical into something client friendly and easy to understand, whilst putting the points across in a forceful manner."
"Ben Mitchell is a phenomenal counsel to have on your team. He is extremely diligent and an excellent advocate and drafter of pleadings."
"Ben Mitchell has an innate ability to distil the complex and technical into something client friendly and easy to understand, whilst putting the points across in a forceful manner."
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