Keating Chambers

Jennie specialises in high-value, and complex, construction and energy disputes, resolved by way of arbitration or litigation.

Jennie’s practice is a balance of international arbitration and domestic litigation.  Her experience includes four international airports, four power stations (including the world’s largest air-cooled and photovoltaic stations), two major hospitals and a national water network. Her arbitral experience includes disputes subject to the ICC, DIAC, ADCCAC, MCCI and UNCITRAL rules.  Her recent domestic instructions include: (i) cladding and fire-stopping defect claims, where the financial and reputational implications are significant; (ii) Covid-19 related force majeure and change of law claims; and (ii) “live” advice in relation to major London infrastructure/development projects.

Jennie’s highlights include:

Middle East: Four Middle-Eastern airport arbitrations; a $2billion ICC arbitration arising out of the termination of a hospital project; a Qatari solar-power station; and a desalination plant dispute. Rest of the world: A $127m ICC arbitration concerning an offshore LNG development project; two power station disputes (DAB and arbitration); and luxury Mauritian villa final account dispute. Domestic: A c£40m TCC dispute concerning significant and substantial defects (including passive fire protection) to blocks of residential flats; a £46m TCC trial concerning the sale of machines to a Saudi Arabian company;(Hamad Al-drees & Partners v Rotex Europe Limited (2019) 184 Con LR 145) a three week TCC trial concerning an on-shore gas pipeline in Shetland; and an emergency injunction application seeking the withdrawal of a call on a €24m bond.

Jennie is also a contributor to the Construction Law Reports, Keating on Construction Contracts, Keating on JCT, Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering, PLC and Halsbury’s Laws.

Before coming to the Bar, Jennie worked at the Law Commission on the reform of insurance law, unfair contract terms and fiduciary duties and prior to that, in Australia, at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office and for the Principal Judge of the Victorian Commercial Court.

Australian Wheat Board (2008-2009); Victorian Government Solicitors Office (Melbourne) (2009-2010); associate to the Honourable Justice Hargrave, Supreme Court of Victoria (Melbourne) (2010-2011); The Law Commission (2011-2013); called to the Bar (2013); Inner Temple; pupillage Keating Chambers (2013-2014); tenant 2014 to date.

English, French (basic).

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University of Nottingham, LLB (Hons) Law with Australian Law (First Class); City University, Bar Professional Training Course (Distinction).

Art, yoga and netball.