Bio
Ben is a Construction Partner.
Ben has significant experience of advising higher education providers on developments of all types. He has also advised numerous colleges on developments such as new libraries or dining halls, ground source heat pumps or complex refurbishments to Grade II-listed buildings.
Ben also has experience in advising clients within the healthcare sector, including advising one of the UK’s leading provider of modular buildings for the housing of CT and MRI scanners.
Ben is experienced at dealing with stakeholders in the private and public sector, and has a strong knowledge of the key issues impacting all parties.
Ben has acted for multiple large-scale business park owners, including drafting and negotiating complex framework agreements for key consultants and contractors to enable quick appointments where programmes are tight. He has also produced a suite of precedent documents that protect the clients’ interests and are tailored to enable them to achieve their specific strategic goals.
Ben has also acted for largescale retail clients, including a number of high-profile household names with a significant property portfolio.
Examples of Ben’s work include:
- Advising a client on complicated joint venture projects, including clauses to be inserted into Development Agreements to fully protect their position, and assisting the client with the obligations arising out of the Development Agreement for the new Life and Mind Building in the centre of Oxford.