Ben Weisz

Acting for migrants who had been unlawfully detained on Diego Garcia, in their subsequent challenges to the UK Government’s decision to impose a no recourse to public funds condition (as a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen).

Assisted in preparing a challenge to the Home Secretary’s decision-making around the closure of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (“ARAP”) scheme in July 2025. (As a pupil, assisting George Molyneaux).

Assisted in the preparation of a pre-action response on behalf of central Government to a letter before claim, challenging proposed legislation for compatibility with ECHR rights. The letter raised issues of how to respond to pre-action correspondence whose author refused to identify themselves. (As a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen).

Advising on and preparing a regulatory challenge in connection with energy generation. (As a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen)

Advising a prisoner on the prospects of a challenge to the Ministry of Justice’s provision for disabled female prisoners, under both the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010. (As a pupil, assisting George Molyneaux).

Acting for the Health and Safety Executive in an FTT appeal, which concerned whether it was obliged to release pesticide user records held by third parties under the Environmental Information Regulations (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).

Acting for the Judicial Appointments Commission, defending an appeal to the First Tier Tribunal which sought disclosure relating to its judicial selection processes (as a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen).

Acting for the Health and Safety Executive in an FTT appeal, which concerned whether it was obliged to release pesticide user records held by third parties under the Environmental Information Regulations (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).

Advising a technology company as to the merits of bringing a multi-million pound civil fraud claim against an overseas development corporation (as a pupil, assisting Shane Sibbel).

Acting for an airline in a trademark licence dispute (as a pupil, assisting Daniel Burgess).

Acting in a challenge to the jurisdiction of the Dubai International Finance Centre Courts to enforce a foreign judgment (as a pupil, assisting Daniel Burgess).

Advising on and preparing a regulatory challenge in connection with energy generation. (As a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen)

Advising a football club on a contractual dispute with a former player (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).

A claim for the termination of copyright licences, brought by the assignee of the recordings catalogue of the late reggae producer Bunny Lee (as a pupil, assisting Shane Sibbel).

Acted for Leicester City FC in an arbitration, challenging the Premier League’s PSR rules on competition law grounds. Assisted in the preparation of expert witness handling and closing submissions.

The proceedings included a challenge to the rules and/or the Premier League’s imposition of them under Chapters I and/or II of the Competition Act 1998. In particular by (i) imposing lower spending limits on recently promoted clubs; and/or (ii) seeking to impose a sanction on a recently relegated club while it remained in the EFL, and by reference to the EFL Sanctioning Guidelines.

As a pupil, with Ravi Mehta

The decision can be found here, with a summary here.

As a pupil, with Ravi Mehta.

Acting for a multinational media company seeking a FRAND licence for the use of various patents related to video streaming technology (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).

Acted for Leicester City FC in an arbitration, challenging the Premier League’s PSR rules on competition law grounds. Assisted in the preparation of expert witness handling and closing submissions.

The proceedings included a challenge to the rules and/or the Premier League’s imposition of them under Chapters I and/or II of the Competition Act 1998. In particular by (i) imposing lower spending limits on recently promoted clubs; and/or (ii) seeking to impose a sanction on a recently relegated club while it remained in the EFL, and by reference to the EFL Sanctioning Guidelines.

As a pupil, with Ravi Mehta

The decision can be found here, with a summary here.

As a pupil, with Ravi Mehta.

Acting for the ILF on behalf of luge athlete Elsa Desmond, challenging the allocation of qualifying places for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, in a case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).

Advising a football club on a contractual dispute with a former player (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).

Acting for a multinational media company seeking a FRAND licence for the use of various patents related to video streaming technology (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).

A claim for the termination of copyright licences, brought by the assignee of the recordings catalogue of the late reggae producer Bunny Lee (as a pupil, assisting Shane Sibbel).

Acted in the Employment Tribunal for the former employee of a the respondent government's embassy, who alleged unfair dismissal and disability discrimination (unled).

Successfully applied to amend the claim, more than 2 years after it was filed, to include claims for psychiatric injury caused by the respondent government's alleged discrimination.

Acted for Leicester City FC in an arbitration, challenging the Premier League’s PSR rules on competition law grounds. Assisted in the preparation of expert witness handling and closing submissions.

The proceedings included a challenge to the rules and/or the Premier League’s imposition of them under Chapters I and/or II of the Competition Act 1998. In particular by (i) imposing lower spending limits on recently promoted clubs; and/or (ii) seeking to impose a sanction on a recently relegated club while it remained in the EFL, and by reference to the EFL Sanctioning Guidelines.

As a pupil, with Ravi Mehta

The decision can be found here, with a summary here.

As a pupil, with Ravi Mehta.

Advising on and preparing a regulatory challenge in connection with energy generation. (As a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen)

Assisted in the preparation of a request for referral to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, on behalf of the appellant politicians. The appeal concerned whether the UK Government had violated Article 3 of the Protocol 1 to the ECHR in failing adequately to investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2019 UK General Election. (As a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen).

Assisted in the preparation of a request for referral to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, on behalf of a prisoner. The case concerned whether and in what circumstances States may automatically deprive certain prisoners of the right to vote, without violating Article 3 Protocol 1. (As a pupil, assisting George Molyneaux).

Acting for migrants who had been unlawfully detained on Diego Garcia, in their subsequent challenges to the UK Government’s decision to impose a no recourse to public funds condition (as a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen).

Assisted in preparing a challenge to the Home Secretary’s decision-making around the closure of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (“ARAP”) scheme in July 2025. (As a pupil, assisting George Molyneaux).

Assisted in the preparation of a pre-action response on behalf of central Government to a letter before claim, challenging proposed legislation for compatibility with ECHR rights. The letter raised issues of how to respond to pre-action correspondence whose author refused to identify themselves. (As a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen).

Advising a prisoner on the prospects of a challenge to the Ministry of Justice’s provision for disabled female prisoners, under both the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010. (As a pupil, assisting George Molyneaux).

Advising on and preparing a regulatory challenge in connection with energy generation. (As a pupil, assisting Natasha Simonsen)

Acting for the Health and Safety Executive in an FTT appeal, which concerned whether it was obliged to release pesticide user records held by third parties under the Environmental Information Regulations (as a pupil, assisting Ravi Mehta).