Harrison Carr, Trainee Solicitor at Adam Benedict.

Harrison Carr

Associate

Harrison qualified as a solicitor in September 2025 at 24. He has been with the firm throughout his career, joining as an intern and later becoming the firm’s first employee. He was part of the legal team that achieved the milestone 381 Southwark Park Road judgment, the first Building Liability Order under the Building Safety Act 2022.

Although maintaining a practice across the firm's core practice areas, Harrison sits in the corporate team and specialises in company matters, including private mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ agreements, and restructuring and insolvency. He advises businesses throughout their lifecycle, supporting transactions, reviewing commercial contracts, and guiding governance and strategy with a consistent focus on practical, commercially driven solutions.

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What Can Harrison Help You With?

  • Corporate Law

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Insolvency and Restructuring

  • Construction

  • Sports Law

“Harrison assisted us with contractual support delivery for a new arrangement with our supply chain with the utmost professionalism, in a timely and cost effective manner.”

Things you need to know about Harrison

Outside work, he is a West Ham United season ticket holder and enjoys football, boxing and skiing.

Articles featuring Harrison Carr
Set-Off Clauses Explained: Protecting Buyers in Business Sales
Set-Off Clauses Explained: Protecting Buyers in Business Sales

In any corporate transaction, the focus is often on price, structure, and timelines. However, it is often the clauses sitting deeper in the agreement that can have the greatest financial impact if issues arise after completion. One of the most important, and most overlooked, is the set-off clause.

Adam Benedict advises the sellers of Movar on sale to Reply Group
Adam Benedict advises the sellers of Movar on sale to Reply Group

Adam Benedict advised the sellers of Movar, a specialist consultancy firm, on its acquisition by the Reply Group, an international consulting, systems integration and digital services company, resulting in the formation of Movar Reply in a new chapter for the business…

Inside a Complex UK Fintech Acquisition for an International Buyer
Inside a Complex UK Fintech Acquisition for an International Buyer

Led by Marco Vitolo-Rhys and Harrison Carr, Adam Benedict recently advised an international buyer on the acquisition of a UK technology-enabled payments and point-of-sale business which included intricate financing arrangements and sector-specific regulatory considerations…

  • "Dealt mainly with Harrison and Marco regarding this transaction, took a while due to Third party's Solicitors dragging it out unacceptably, I was kept informed of progress on almost a daily basis by either Harrison and Marco. I understand that Harrison is early in his career as a solicitor, however very professional, easy to talk to and a real asset to Adam Benedict's ."

    — Mark, M&A client

  • "Adam Benedict and his team have provided excellent service throughout a protracted legal situation. The advice is clear, umambiguous and balanced, but also commercial and pragmatic. I found all the staff to be client centred and responsive. All in all, an excellent performance."

    - Jarrod, Litigation Client

    • Graduated from the University of Law with a MSc in Law with Business Management

    • Undergraduate level, a degree in Law from the University of Reading

    • Prior to practice, he has had exposure to industries outside of the legal profession. Harrison has also gained experience with the in-house legal team of a leading global pharmaceutical company.

    • Harrison joined Adam Benedict as an intern in the summer of 2023 and shortly after became the firm’s first employee. Since then, he has become a Trainee Solicitor. He is currently in his final year of his QWE period and his qualification date is set for September 2025.

    • Harrison's contributions have helped the firm secure prestigious recognition as a Legal 500 and Times Top 200 law firm.

  • Non-Contentious Matters

    • Led by Adam Creasey, Harrison has advised a global private aviation firm in Florida on the acquisition of data and intellectual property assets of a UK-based corporation.

    • Harrison has prepared a complex shareholder structure for a prominent marketing firm.

    • Harrison has advised a Caribbean insurance firm in their contractual negotiations with a large brokerage firm.

    Contentious Matters

    • Led by Adam Creasey, Harrison has acted in the High Court in a complex and high value construction claim involving the venture into unprecedented areas of construction law.

    • Harrison has advised on and prepared the relevant documentation in connection with an alleged trademark infringement, which resulted in a timely settlement.

    • Led by Adam Creasey and Ian Coupland, and alongside Grace Jenkins, Harrison has acted on a high-profile unfair prejudice petition in the High Court.