Benjamin Wood
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Professional Negligence
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About
Provided by Benjamin Wood
Practice Areas
Ben has a broad commercial practice. His cases span the areas of commercial litigation (both onshore and offshore), particularly financial services, insurance, civil fraud, Chancery and property-related litigation. In the field of professional liability, Ben has substantial experience of claims involving financial, legal, insurance, construction and valuation professionals. He acts for claimants and defendants and has appeared in many multi-party disputes. Ben also accepts instructions to act as expert or arbitrator, particularly in connection with professional liability or insurance disputes. Reported cases include Tintometer v. Pitmans [ 2024] EWHC 370 (Ch), Christodoulides v. CP Christou [2023] EWHC 1285 (KB), Halborg v. Halborg [2022] EWHC 1621 (QB), Williams v. Merrick [2021] EWHC 2417 (QB), Copeland v. Bank of Scotland [2020] EWHC 1441 (QB), Walsh v. Redmayne-Bentley [2019] EWHC 2761 (Ch), Kandola v. Mirza Solicitors [2015] PNLR 19, Barclays Bank v. Grant Thornton [2015] 1 CLC 180, Newcastle International Airport v. Eversheds [2014] 1 WLR 3073 and Thompson v. Foy [2010] 1 P&CR 16.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2005. Formerly corporate financier at NM Rothschild & Sons. Appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2013 (Business & Property Courts, Companies and Insolvency specialist authorisations) and Recorder in 2022. Ben has been advocacy trainer for Lincoln’s Inn and a BSB committee member and is currently a trustee of a legal education charity.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR, Professional Negligence Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association.
Publications
Formerly contributing editor to “Strategy & Tactics” in Professional Negligence & Liability (ed. Simpson).
Personal
BA Hons (Oxon). Leisure interests: travel, skiing and diving.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Benjamin Wood draws upon his previous career as a corporate financier to advise on complex professional liability issues in the financial sector. He has experience acting for both claimants and defendants in major litigation, and has appeared in the High Court and Court of Appeal, acting both as junior counsel and unled. He also handles claims against a range of other professionals, including solicitors, and acts in disputes between professionals and their indemnity insurers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"What sets Benjamin apart is the artistry with which he will discriminately deploy beautiful linguistic imagery to elevate key arguments. It is devastating when the stars align."
"Ben has an innate ability to assimilate volumes of information rapidly, cut through the noise and come up with a practical solution, often when navigating complex circumstances."
"Ben is a fantastically approachable barrister who is not only technically great but also provides invaluable input on tactical matters."
"What sets Benjamin apart is the artistry with which he will discriminately deploy beautiful linguistic imagery to elevate key arguments. It is devastating when the stars align."
"Ben has an innate ability to assimilate volumes of information rapidly, cut through the noise and come up with a practical solution, often when navigating complex circumstances."
"Ben is a fantastically approachable barrister who is not only technically great but also provides invaluable input on tactical matters."
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