Imran Benson
Imran is an experienced litigator who is well known for a robust but charming style of advocacy and excellent client service. He specialises in professional liability, commercial litigation, costs and general insurance disputes. He appears in domestic and foreign courts, before various regulators and a range of arbitration tribunals.
He is ranked in the legal directories and is instructed by national, City and international law firms, as well as institutional clients and HNW individuals. Imran is willing to consider direct public access instructions in appropriate cases.
Practice Area
Panels
- Case Analysis Panel
- Other Publications
Qualified Year
- 2005
Membership
- LCLCBA
- PNBA
- SEC
Education
- LLB Bristol University
- Queen Mother Scholar
- Lady Templeman-Indo Goodwill award
- Chancery Bar Lodge Essay Prize
2 Contributions by Imran Benson
PRACTICE NOTES
CPR Part 36 offers and fixed recoverable costs pre-October 2023: acceptance, non-acceptance, process, key authorities, and IPEC scale costs (England and Wales)
Practice Note
This Practice Note explores the interplay between Part 36 offers and the specific costs recovery mechanism in CPR 36, alongside the Part 45 fixed costs provisions that applied before 1 October 2023. It cites authorities concerning personal injury claims and assesses how CPR 36 aligns with the scale costs for cases in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) (CPR 46, Section VII). For clarity, any references in this Practice Note to ‘rule’ and ‘part’ are to the pre-1 October 2023 rules, which govern matters that fell within the fixed costs regime before that date. The old Part 36 and the old Part 45 can be accessed here: In addition, the extended fixed costs regime applies to all civil proceedings (subject to exclusions) with a value of £100,000 or less. For civil cases other than personal injury and disease, the extended fixed costs regime applies where proceedings were issued on or after 1 October 2023 in those cases, as stated above...
Dispute Resolution
PRACTICE NOTES
Part 36 in multi-party or related actions: making and accepting joint or several offers, costs consequences, and Part 20 considerations (England and Wales)
This Practice Note sets out guidance on Part 36 offers where there are multiple parties or multiple proceedings. It highlights relevant authorities and gives practical direction on the key considerations to bear in mind in these kinds of cases.
Multiple parties and proceedings complicate Part 36
Part 36 offers can be used in litigation involving numerous parties and/or more than one set of proceedings. Yet, when several parties are engaged, deciding whether to put forward such an offer, and in what terms, is more complex. For details of the specific points to address when making a Part 36 offer in a matter with multiple parties, see Practice Note: Part 36 offers—how to make a valid Part 36 offer—Making a Part 36 offer in cases involving multiple parties. In Zagora Management v Zurich Insurance (2019), the court determined the costs payable in a multi‑party claim where a range of settlement proposals had been advanced—none by way of Part 36—but were not accepted. It was held there was no good reason why the defendant could not have made a straightforward Part 36 offer to the claimants...
Dispute Resolution
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