Ben Armstrong

Ben Armstrong is a member of Slee Blackwell's commercial litigation and civil dispute team.

Extending a commercial lease

Commercial Lease Extensions: Legal insights arising from the case of Gill (as Trustee of the Gillcrest UK Pension Scheme) v Lees News Ltd. Slee Blackwell have been independently ranked in the top 10 solicitors in the UK by the legal review website Review Solicitors. Contact us for a free initial consultation about extending a lease or a

Do Litigants in Person receive special treatment?

Do Litigants in Person receive special treatment from the courts in England and Wales? It’s commonly assumed that Litigants in Person, or LiPs (parties who represent themselves in legal proceedings) are treated more leniently by the courts than their professional counterparts. However, judicial decisions have consistently affirmed that LiPs are held to the same procedural

Breach of contract success

This is a case study of a successful breach of contract claim that our civil disputes team has recently handled. Our client, a water and sewerage pump company, provided quotations to a customer for borehole and filtration systems. The quote was accepted and a contract entered into. Our client made it clear that all equipment