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Reputation, Misinformation And Limits Of De-Banking Reform
Helen Morris
Ben is a senior litigation lawyer and solicitor advocate in the Dispute Resolution team. He advises clients on a wide variety of matters including corporate/commercial disputes, contentious intellectual property, and media related litigation including in relation to defamation, libel and privacy matters, many of which have a high profile in the national press. He has experience in the County Court, High Court and Supreme Court as well as experience in resolving disputes without the need for litigation via various forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Ben graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in Law with American Law and completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in London. He studied Intellectual Property Law at Oxford University and, in addition to attending law schools in England, has read law at universities in the United States and Spain. He has experience of living in and working at law firms in many common law jurisdictions, including England and Wales, the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, and Vancouver, Canada.
WHAT CLIENTS and directories SAY
Ben Atkin is really superb. He's incredibly responsive and has good judgement in complex cases."
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2025
Ben Atkin is diligent, bright and focused. Having Ben on your side provides reassurance, sharp analysis and rapid action where required. "
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2025
Ben is quite outstanding. He is unbelievably hard-working and efficient. He has a bright future."
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2025
Benjamin Atkin is fast and efficient. He is capable in tasks large and small."
A client
Very knowledgeable, friendly and easy to work with."
A client
I am grateful for all of his help, advice and assistance throughout what has been a bumpy ride. I don’t think that I could have been in safer hands.”
A client
recent work
The below includes work during Ben's employment at his previous firm:
- Acting for John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten in a contractual dispute about the use of the Sex Pistols’ catalogue in Danny Boyle’s FX Series, Pistol
- Acting for limited companies and individuals in relation to defamatory posts in print and on social media including applying for a Norwich Pharmacal Order to ascertain an anonymous poster’s identity
- Defending directors of a property management company in issued litigation relating to alleged failures to comply with director’s duties
- Acting for the creator and producer of a television series in a dispute about master recordings
- Representing actors and directors in disputes about copyright and film credits
- Acting for a record label in relation to copyright infringement and license disputes
- Acting for individuals in professional negligence actions against independent financial advisers
- Acting for companies involved in the (at the time) newly formed Coronavirus response industry including on matters of trademark infringement, defamation, mis-sold products, contractual disputes and professional negligence
- Acting for and successfully defending World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Domain Name Dispute Proceedings
- Assisting with instructions from the Daily Telegraph in which we successfully defended a claim brought by Sir Philip Green to prevent publication of allegations of sexual and racial harassment
- Assisting in acting for a higher education institution in bringing a successful Supreme Court action centring on the scope of the VAT exemptions applicable to higher education colleges in the UK
