- "Brilliant at legal analysis, brilliant at strategy, and brilliant on his feet." (Legal 500, 2024)
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"Ben is a first-class communicator. His written and oral advice is clear, straightforward, and easy to digest. Ben has a great ability to understand and get to grips with complex matters and issues quickly, and he always delivers considered and commercial advice. He is the go-to junior for marine insurance coverage work." (Legal 500, 2024)
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"Has an excellent perception of how the admiralty bench is likely to view a case. Presents clear arguments that are well received in court." (Legal 500, 2024)
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"It is as though he missed the junior stage and immediately possessed the knowledge and gravitas of a senior barrister." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"Ben is very bright and user-friendly." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"Benjamin is an expert in unseaworthiness." (Chambers UK, 2023)
- "Ben is a very thorough and strategic thinking barrister. His drafting skills and attention to detail are excellent, and he can hold his own against a KC." (Legal 500, 2023)
- "Very considered and a reliable pair of hands, he is responsive, user friendly, approachable and good with clients." (Legal 500, 2023)
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“Benjamin Coffer is really clear-sighted, strategic, pragmatic, commercially aware and extremely thorough in his advice.” (Chambers UK, 2022)
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“Ben has a very good instinct for the merits of a case. He is able to quickly cut through complex legal issues and suggest a pragmatic way forward.” (Chambers UK, 2022)
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"He is able to get to grips with the key issues and produce work very quickly. He is strong in all areas, with excellent drafting and advocacy skills." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"One of the best advocates I have seen." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"He has an ability to cut straight to the point in clear terms and provides sound advice from both a legal and tactical perspective." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"He has a very sound technical knowledge about the commodities trading industry." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021)
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“Ben Coffer has extensive case law knowledge and an in-depth understanding of marine law. He is very responsive and able to provide swift answers to urgent enquiries.” (Chambers UK, 2021)
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“He is a sound opponent and sensible to deal with.” (Chambers UK, 2021)
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"He is always impressive." (Legal 500, 2021)
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"He has a very sound technical knowledge about the commodities trading industry." (Legal 500, 2021)
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"He is very calm and professional in his assessment, which conveys confidence and gravitas beyond his call." (Chambers UK, 2020)
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"He has a good analytical brain and provides clear legal advice, keeping in mind all the possible commercial outcomes." (Chambers UK, 2020)
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"He has the ability to simplify the trickiest of legal problems in a way that is readily understandable." (Legal 500, 2020)
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"His response times are exceptional and he has a calm and considered approach to urgent and legally difficult questions." (Legal 500, 2020)
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"He has amazing intellectual ability and a unique talent to simplify difficult problems to make them understandable." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2019)
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"Intelligent, responsive and well versed in commodities cases, he is a favourite of leading law firms in the sector." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"A very bright and able junior." "Very user-friendly, extremely clever and able to see the commercial side of a dispute." (Chambers UK, 2019)
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"A rising star..." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"He is truly the standout rising star for shipping and trading disputes work." (Chambers UK, 2018)
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"The perfect package – highly intelligent, practical, fast and reliable..." (Legal 500, 2017)
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"He is the most user-friendly barrister I have ever encountered in all my years of practice." (Chambers UK, 2018)
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"He has an ability to simplify the trickiest of legal problems in a way that is readily understandable..." (Legal 500, 2017)
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"…highly praised as a "star of the future"…." (Chambers UK, 2017)
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"... user-friendly, extremely intelligent and always able to find a way through the knottiest of problems" (Legal 500, 2017)
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"He is the best junior I have come across in my career - he can get to grips with every legal question we have thrown at him." (Chambers UK, 2017)
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"I go to him because he can do everything." (Chambers UK, 2017)
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"….A "real rising star" with a flourishing practice in hard and soft commodity disputes and all types of charter party and bill of lading disputes. …." (Chambers UK, 2016)
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"... Very intelligent - someone who will go far..." (Chambers UK, 2016)
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"... Very responsive and always willing to take responsibility..." (Chambers UK, 2016)