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Ben Rigby
Ben Rigby is a freelance legal journalist and copywriter. The former editor-in-chief of Commercial Dispute Resolution magazine (CDR) and editor of African Law & Business magazine, he previously worked as a staff reporter on Legal Business and In-House Lawyer magazines, and was formerly the Bar Editor of the Legal 500 UK. He has written regularly for Global Legal Post, Managing Partner, Solicitors’ Journal, the Law Society Gazette, The Lawyer, Legal Week, IBA In-House Perspective, IBA Global Insight, Africa Legal, Tax Journal and various young lawyer magazines. A non-practicing solicitor, he has worked in general practice, at the Law Society of England & Wales and in government. He is a past president of the European Young Bar Association and a past chairman of the London Young Solicitors Group, having also served as a trustee of the Law Society’s Charity for twelve years. He is a member of Clare College, Cambridge’s Alumni Council (1989).
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