Mercy Milgo was called to the Bar in 2019 and became a tenant at Keating Chambers in 2023 following the successful completion of her pupillage.

Mercy is developing a varied and busy practice across Chambers’ main practice areas including construction and engineering (particularly building and fire safety matters), professional negligence, insurance (relating to construction projects), international arbitration, public procurement, energy and adjudication. Mercy is familiar with all common standard forms including the JCT, NEC, FIDIC, as well as bespoke construction contracts and PFI agreements. She has a particular interest in NEC3 and NEC4 and was a contributing author of Keating on NEC (2nd edition) which is available here: https://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/Product/Construction-Law/Keating-on-NEC/Hardback/30799799

Since becoming a tenant, Mercy has acted as sole counsel in the County Court in addition to undertaking led work as a member of larger legal teams. Notably, Mercy has been instructed as Junior Counsel to Simon Hughes KC in a fire safety dispute concerning matters of principle arising from Martlet Homes Limited v Mulalley & Co. Limited [2022] EWHC 1813 (TCC) (the first decision from the TCC on fire safety (external wall insulation) following Grenfell)), the Developer Remediation Contract and the use of PAS 9980:2022.

Before coming to the Bar, Mercy read for the BCL at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford, before joining Keating as the Chambers’ Legal Assistant. In this role, she assisted arbitrators, carried out legal research on live cases (including on Martlet Homes Limited v Mulalley), prepared monthly case law updates and assisted with drafting seminars and talks to develop Chambers’ business. Mercy also assisted with various publications including Keating on Construction Contracts, Keating on JCT, Chitty on Contracts and Keating on NEC.

Mercy accepts instructions to advise, draft pleadings, and represent clients in relation to a broad range of commercial matters, with an emphasis on construction and engineering contracts and related professional negligence matters.

As a member of the Attorney General’s Junior Junior Counsel scheme, Mercy also accepts instructions from the Government Legal Department. She has previously been instructed by HMRC and is currently instructed by the Department of Health and Social Care in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.