Keating Chambers

Callum Monro Morrison was called to the Bar in 2018 and became a tenant at Keating Chambers in 2019 following the successful completion of his pupillage.

Callum has a busy commercial practice and specialises in disputes arising out of engineering, construction, energy, offshore and infrastructure projects. Acting as either sole counsel or junior counsel in larger legal teams, he is engaged in both international and domestic work and particularly relishes disputes involving complex engineering issues. Callum is a contributor to Keating on Construction Contracts and is familiar with all common standard forms, including the JCT, NEC and FIDIC forms. He is ranked in The Legal 500 as a ‘rising star’ (tier 1) in construction: “Callum is an exceptionally diligent counsel who focuses a great deal on preparation and achieves a quick grasp of the technical nature for work.”

Callum regularly represents clients in the High Court, County Court and in adjudications in his own right. He is currently being led in substantial multi-party TCC litigation and in several international arbitrations. Recent highlights include acting:

• on behalf of an investment fund in TCC proceedings concerning a multi-million-pound retail and residential development (led by Jonathan Selby QC);
• on behalf of a public authority in TCC proceedings concerning unsafe cladding and other fire safety defects in residential tower blocks (led by Simon Hughes QC);
• in international arbitrations concerning (i) two state-of-the-art semi-submersible offshore drilling rigs (led by Adam Constable QC), (ii) a coal-fired power station in Africa (led by Simon Hughes QC), (iii) a water desalination plant in the Middle East (led by Simon Hughes QC) and (iv) a leisure park in East Asia;
• as sole counsel for a Defendant insurer in a series of fast- and multi-track trials concerning repairs to highway furniture; and
• as sole counsel in a c. £1.6 million adjudication concerning the loss of a chance to implement a less costly structural steelwork design.

Callum accepts instructions to advise, draft pleadings and represent clients in relation to a broad range of commercial matters, with a focus on engineering and construction contracts and associated professional negligence disputes.

Paralegal (Energy & Natural Resources Group) - Reed Smith LLP 2018, Called to the Bar - Inner Temple 2018, Pupil - Keating Chambers 2018-2019, Tenant - Keating Chambers 2019

English, French (conversational)

BA Archaeology & Anthropology - Hertford College, University of Oxford (First Class Honours) 2010-2013, MSc Cognitive & Evolutionary Anthropology - St Cross College, University of Oxford (Distinction) 2015-2016, Bar Professional Training Course - City Law School (Outstanding in Commercial Law, Civil Advocacy, ADR) 2016-2017

Callum is a keen rock climber, Japanese art enthusiast and record collector/DJ.