• 1997 - Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, London
• 1996 - Diploma in Law, College of Law, London
• 1994 - B.A., Medieval & Modern History, Royal Holloway & Bedford New College, University of London
• Ben was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2000
• Ben was admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong in 2015

• Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales
• Solicitor, qualified in Hong Kong

• Pavilion Energy - on a procurement process to purchase “green” LNG on a long term basis under a framework that required the reporting of, and incentivised the reduction over time of, greenhouse gases emitted in the production, liquefaction and delivery of the LNG cargoes.
• Vopak - on the development of the Vopak Victoria LNG Terminal in Port Philip Bay, Australia.
• Novatek - on the LNG marketing structure and strategy for the Arctic LNG 2 Project in Russia.
• InterContinental Energy - on its sell down of equity in the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, a green hydrogen project in Western Australia that will develop upto 26GW of renewable energy generation.
• Mitsui & Co., Ltd. - on the development of the Cameron LNG Project in Louisiana and the marketing of LNG from that project.
• Toshiba - on its marketing of LNG from the Freeport LNG project and the sale of its LNG business.
• Pavilion Energy - on its purchase of the LNG business of Iberdrola S.A to form Pavilion’s European gas business headquartered in Madrid.
• TotalEnergies - on the establishment of its LNG bunkering business in Singapore.
• Gas Malaysia Berhad - on the introduction of gas deregulation in downstream markets in Malaysia and the separation of its infrastructure holding business and its gas sales business.

Chambers & Partners Asia 2024 

• “Ben Smith has significant expertise pertaining to LNG sale and purchase agreements and regulatory issues. He possesses further experience advising clients on international renewable energy mandates." 
• "He's a hands-on lawyer who is great to work with, and he is results-oriented and delivers a product you can immediately use."
• "Ben is a great lawyer and does really well supporting his client's positions." 
• "He was outstanding in delivery, engagement and commercial awareness." 
• "He offers a high level of client service, responsiveness and sophisticated commercial advice."

• “Destination Clauses:  Are reports of their death exaggerated?” LNG Business Review, June 2015
• Co-author, “Legal risks in China shale opening”, Petroleum Economist, October 2014
• “Asia-Pacific's Shifting LNG Market”, Petroleum Economist, November 2010
• “LNG Buyer, Beware”, Energy Risk, Q1 2009
• “Are More Warranties Needed for LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements?”, LNG Business Review, January 2009
• “LNG: First Glimmers of a New Dawn for Long-term Buyers?”, LNG Business Review, October 2008
• “The Role of Short Term Trading in the LNG Markets of the Future”, Oxford Energy Forum, November 2004

Ben has spoken at the Gastech conference in 2022 and 2023.