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Benjamin Middleton

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Benjamin graduated from The University of Edinburgh with a Master’s Degree in Architectural Studies. He qualified in 2014, as a Solicitor-Advocate, having obtained Civil Higher Rights of Audience in the High Courts of England and Wales. He trained with a specialist shipping law firm in Lincoln’s Inn and joined MFB in September 2017.

Benjamin has experience in wet and dry shipping litigation, in LMAA Arbitration and the Commercial Court, as well as cases involving disputes in Insurance; International trade; Financial Mis-selling; and International sanctions.

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30/03/2026

King Crude Carriers SA and others (Appellants) v Ridgebury November LLC and others (Respondents) [2025] UKSC 39 On appeal from: [2024] EWCA Civ 719

Introduction

King Crude Carriers SA and others (Appellants) v Ridgebury November LLC and others is a Supreme Cou...

30/03/2026

Olam v Holbud: A Costly Lesson in Contractual Damages and Arbitration

Does an innocent party need to prove that it would have been able to perform its contractual obligations where the party in repudiatory breach h...

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