Keating Chambers has 50 members, including 22 QCs, specialising in all aspects of construction and engineering work. Members of Chambers have expertise in litigation, arbitration, adjudication and other forms of dispute resolution.
Barristers from Keating Chambers regularly advise clients during all stages of a project, including specialist advice on prospective contracts, valuable insights to help parties make the right decisions as the work proceeds, and advice, guidance and representation should a dispute arise at any stage.
By reason of their experience, members of Keating Chambers are familiar with all standard forms of building and engineering contracts used today in practice in the UK, and members of Keating Chambers are responsible for the popular clause by clause commentaries on the 2005 JCT suite of standard contracts, as well as the ICE Form of Contract commentary found in Keating on Building Contracts.
Members of Keating Chambers are instructed to act for developers, main contractors, management contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, local authorities, homeowners, the Government, architects, engineers, designers, surveyors, valuers and other consultants. Members have been involved for at least one party in many high profile construction or infrastructure projects in the UK. Recent instructions include the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the M6 Toll Road , and Wembley Stadium. The broad spectrum of experience and seniority means that all cases from the smallest to the most complex can be accommodated.
Chambers also provides other ADR expertise. Adjudication has become a significant specialism in the last eight years, with members able to advise on claims at all stages. Some are also trained adjudicators. Several members of Chambers are experienced arbitrators and a number also act regularly as mediators.
Construction
Long-standing construction powerhouse Keating Chambers "produces talented barristers like Manchester United produces talented footballers," and maintains its dominant market position. Its barristers, served by clerks who "always have someone to offer you and who always go the extra mile," are in constant demand for some of the most challenging and high-value construction disputes around. As well as mentioning the "great strength in depth" on offer, sources further acknowledge the "polite, affable service" provided here. Significant domestic and international work abounds at a set that continues to thrive despite the prevailing economic uncertainties in the construction sector.
Energy and Natural Resources
Keating Chambers offers "a first-class service on power projects and all construction-related areas." Its "friendly, professional, commercially aware and intellectually outstanding barristers" are backed up by clerks who are "very customer-focused in their approach to fees and time constraints."
International Arbitration: Arbitrators
Keating Chambers has a number of silks with significant reputations as international arbitrators.
Professional Negligence
Keating Chambers is another major presence in the technology and construction section of the professional negligence field. Strong across the ranks, it has members who are "totally immersed in their subject" and sought out for the most complex matters.
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Further Information
For further information on how our members can assist you, please contact the Director of Clerking,
Paul Cooklin or Senior Clerk,
Nick Child in the first instance on +44 20 7544 2600. The teams of Clerks will be pleased to advise you on the member of Keating Chambers appropriate to your requirements.