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Professional Biography

Ben is a director in Conyers' Bermuda Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, and has worked in at Conyers for 20 years. Prior to that, Ben was a barrister at Devereux Chambers in London. Ben was educated at Caius College, Cambridge and worked for several years in finance in the City of London before joining the London Bar. Over the past decade or more, Ben has been involved in many of the largest trust cases in Bermuda.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

In Bermuda, this would currently be Harrys.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Be concise. Very.

What was your first job?

Apart from the usual teenage summer jobs in building sites during a year-off university, my first 'real' job was in the City of London, where I worked for Standard Chartered Bank.

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell.

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

I there is likely to be a slight slowdown in the mega-trust battles which have been a feature of the Bermuda Bar for the past 10 years.