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Jane Davies Evans KC

Jane Davies Evans KC

Position

Jane is a renowned commercial barrister, specialising in energy and engineering/construction disputes, in which she is noted as a leader by the principal legal directories.

Career

Jane is ranked as a leading junior for energy disputes (Legal 500) and construction (Chambers & Partners).  She works extensively internationally (see snapshot below), and in particular in Africa, the Russian Federation and CIS, the Middle East and Latin America.

Jane returned to the Bar in 2014 having spent many years working in the international arbitration and engineering/construction practices of two of the world’s leading law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Jane acts as counsel and co-counsel in international arbitrations, dispute board and adjudication proceedings and related settlement discussions for disputes arising on international EPC projects, focusing on oil and gas, power generation (nuclear and conventional), mining and major infrastructure projects.   Jane also advises clients on contracting strategy for major projects, assisting with contract drafting and negotiations, and has advised extensively in relation to the impact of international sanctions on EPC projects.  A jointly qualified barrister and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England & Wales, Jane worked for some years in the forensic accounting/expert witness team at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  As such, Jane is particularly skilled in the supervision and cross examination of expert witnesses, and advising and arguing disputes involving complex issues of quantum, financing, delay and disruption.

In addition to her work as counsel, Jane is in demand as a speaker at international conferences and academic programmes.  Jane has lectured at the Université de la Sorbonne (Abu Dhabi), NYU (New York) and Kings College, London and speaks each year at the Construction Summer School hosted at Cambridge University.  She lectures on the International Masters programme at the School of Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Germany, and is the managing editor of Construction Law International, the quarterly publication for the IBA (International Construction Projects committee).

Finally, Jane is committed to pro bono work.  Jane was pro bono counsel for the charity defendant in Rosenzweig v. NMC Recordings [2014] PTSR 261, [2014] WTLR 1027, [2014] 1 P & CR DG 17, and regularly assists on international donor funded projects and with capacity building programmes in developing countries.

Languages

French (conversational).

Education

Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham; The School of Law, University of Glasgow; 1995 LLB(Sc) Hons.

Mentions

London Bar

Construction

Other key lawyer1
Jane Davies Evans KC– 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Jane is a wonderful barrister. She is highly intelligent and has very deep and wide understanding of the construction industry on all fronts – the technology, the legalistic and accounting aspects and the ability to perfectly draft legal documents and submission and to advocate and plead cases. She also has a very practical understanding of the parties needs and interests.’
Asia Pacific: The English Bar

Construction, energy and infrastructure

Leading junior1
Jane Davies Evans – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Jane is very experienced and gets to the core issues of a case.’  
London Bar

Energy

Other key lawyer1
Jane Davies Evans KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Jane is an extraordinary barrister and a brilliant advocate; she is both highly intelligent and very sensitive.’