Benjamin Macfarlane
Ben is the principal of the new practice. He is a pragmatic, solutions-driven international lawyer who delivers results. He was a partner in leading London law firm Clyde & Co until January 31st 2005. Prior to that he was articled at City firm, Macfarlanes, where his father had been senior partner. Ben was appointed in February 2007 to the Financial Services Committee of the Insurance Institute of London.
Ben has almost twenty years of experience, specialising in litigation and providing advice on:
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Education
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong
- B.A. (Hons.) History, Magdalen College, Oxford University
Other Qualifications
- Diploma in Business French at the Alliance Francaise.
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Leila Woollam
Leila is a commercial counsel with over 10 years experience working as an in-house lawyer specialising in insurance claims.
Education
- University College London, MA English Literature, 1991
- Law Society Finals, 1994
- Admitted as a Solicitor, 1996
Employment
- MMA Insurance Plc, Reading 2007-9
- Atrium Underwriting Plc, London 2002-7
- Wellington Underwriting Plc, London 2000-2
- Thomas Miller & Sons, London 1996-8
- Richards Butler, 1994-6
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