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Thomas Saunders
Keating Chambers, London
Position
Thomas has a busy junior practice spanning Chambers’ main practice areas, including construction and engineering, energy, procurement, and professional negligence. He regularly appears as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court, both within and outside Chambers’ main specialisms, and undertakes led work as a member of larger counsel teams drawn from both inside and outside Chambers. Thomas also has a busy drafting and advisory practice.
Recent highlights include:
- Acting for the claimant in Shepherd Construction Ltd v Kingspan & Ors, a multi-party cladding dispute which was named as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2024. Thomas was led by Sean Brannigan KC along with two other juniors including Sarah Williams.
- Acting for the defendant in Energy Works (Hull) Ltd v MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd [2022] EWHC 3275 (TCC) and [2023] EWHC 1142 (TCC), a five-week TCC trial before Pepperall J concerning the termination of a contract to build an energy-from-waste plant in Hull. Thomas was led by Jonathan Acton Davis KC and William Webb KC along with another junior. Thomas was also involved (as part of a different counsel team) in a related dispute arising out of the same project.
Thomas provides advice, drafting and representation at all stages of the litigation process. He has worked with a number of major standard forms, including JCT, NEC, FIDIC, IChemE and RIBA forms, as well as bespoke contracts and PFI agreements. In addition to his work as counsel, Thomas is an editor of Keating on JCT Contracts, and a contributor to Keating on Construction Contracts, Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts, and the Construction Law Reports.
Career
Tenant, Keating Chambers, 2020. Pupil, Keating Chambers, 2019–20. Called to the Bar, Middle Temple, 2019.
Education
Bar Professional Training Course, City Law School (Outstanding, 5th in year), 2018–19.
Graduate Diploma in Law, City Law School (Distinction), 2017–18.
Researcher, Chambers & Partners, 2016–17.
BA (Philosophy), St John’s College, University of Cambridge, 2013–16.
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