Benjamin Faulkner

Practice Overview

Ben joined Chambers in 2009 following the completion of his third six pupillage. His pupil supervisors were Michael Tennet QC and Julian Greenhill.

Ben is developing a broad-based commercial Chancery practice. He regularly appears in possession hearings, personal and company insolvency matters, and other applications in the High Court and in county courts. He enjoys acting individually, or as a junior as part of a team.

Out of court, Ben has undertaken a variety of advisory and drafting work, including advising on and pleading a multi-party partnership dispute, and settling a landowner's objection to a Town or Village Green application, as a junior to Jonathan Karas QC.

During his pupillage Ben experienced a number of Chambers' areas of practice including real property, landlord & tenant, pensions, professional negligence, insolvency, company, contractual disputes, trusts, civil fraud and general commercial disputes.

Qualifications

Ben was a Law Scholar at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 2007 with a first class degree, finishing fifth in his year. He was awarded the William McNair Prize in 2006 and 2007 for the top first at the College in his year.

He was awarded the Buchanan Prize for obtaining an ‘outstanding' grade in the BVC, as well as a Denning Scholarship and Hardwicke Entrance award by Lincoln's Inn.

Publications

'A room with a view' New Law Journal Vol 160, No 7405.