Benjamin Macfarlane
Ben is the Director of the 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 over twenty years of experience, specialising in litigation and providing advice on:
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Transport |
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Education
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts 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.
To view Ben's full C.V. please click here
Contact Ben: b.macfarlane@bjm-co.com
Stuart Macdonald
Stuart is a Consultant at the practice after a long and distinguished career both in England, Scotland and France. He was a senior partner at Clyde & Co until 2010. Stuart has over 30 years experience handling a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work including working for the British Government on a number of major instructions (Barlow Clowes, Railtrack and the BSE Enquiry).
Stuart specialises in:
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Education
- LLB (Hons. 2(1) (University of Edinburgh)
- LLM (University of Virginia Law School)
- SJD (University of Virginia Law School): Doctorate on “Social Security Law in the United Kingdom”
Professional qualifications and other indicators of experience
- Admitted as a Solicitor, Scotland in 1972
- Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales 1979
- Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005 – Avocat à la Cour
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Stuart has run cases on insurance and trade matters in the House of Lords and European Court of Justice.
To view Staurt's full C.V. please click here
Contact Stuart: s.macdonald@bjm-co.com
