Ben Shoebridge

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Ben is a Senior Associate in the Professional and Commercial Disputes team.

Ben specialises in professional negligence, construction, insurance and commercial disputes. He acts for insureds and insurers across the UK and international insurance markets, advising on high-value and complex claims involving a broad range of professionals, including engineers, surveyors, M&E consultants, architects, contractors, insurance brokers and solicitors. He also advises insurers on indemnity, coverage and policy response issues. Ben has experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, adjudication and arbitration.

Ben has experience advising on reinsurance matters, including assisting insurers with recovery actions against reinsurers arising from COVID-19 business interruption losses and acting for reinsurers in reinsurance disputes. His experience includes acting in a substantial claim brought against a reinsurer concerning its alleged liability under a reinsurance contract.

Prior to focusing on professional negligence and insurance disputes, Ben practised exclusively in clinical negligence for several years. He was recognised by The Legal 500 as a "Rising Star" and "Key Lawyer" in Clinical Negligence (Defendant) in both 2023 and 2024.

Ben is admitted as a solicitor in the Senior Courts of England and Wales and in Australia

相关经验

• Defending an international firm of surveyors in a multi-million-pound claim brought by a property investor arising from a major shopping centre development. 
• Acting for insurers in a substantial coverage dispute concerning stone cladding defects. 
• Acting for reinsurers in claims arising from losses under policies covering French construction businesses. 
• Advising insurers on recovery actions against reinsurers arising from COVID-19 business interruption losses. 
• Acting for a global law firm in a dispute concerning alleged breaches of restrictive covenants. 
• Acting for a GP in a "wrongful conception" claim which considered the interpretation of section 1(2)(a) of the Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976 (see Toombes v Mitchell [2021] EWCA Civ 350).