Position

Principal area of work is general chancery, primarily pension schemes, real property, trusts, professional negligence and commercial litigation. Important cases include William Makin, MMI v Harrop,  Hearn v Younger, Re T &N Ltd, British Vita v British Vita Trustees, Cripps v Trustee Solutions, Re ILG Travel, R v Takeover Panel ex parte Datafin, Re Thompson's Settlement, Gillett v Holt,  Harwood-Smart v Caws, Bloor v Calcott, Lambeth BC v Blackburn, Bogg v Raper,  Worby v Rosser, Dent v Ellison Furniss Blank, Jasmine Trustees v Wells & Hind, Weir v Secretary of State for Transport (the Railtrack case), Alitalia v Rotunno, ITS v Hope (the llford case), HR Trustees v German (the IMG case), Prudential Staff Pensions v Prudential Assurance, Houldsworth v Bridge Trustees,  Danks v QinetiQ, Rigid v Sarjeant, Vaitkus v Dresser Rand,  Pensions Regulator v. A Admin, Briggs v Gleeds, Arcadia Pension Schemes, the Jimmy Savile litigation and Buckinghamshire v Barnardo’s.

Education

Educated at Woking Grammar School and King's College London; lives in London

Mentions

London Bar

Pensions

HALL OF FAME1

Keith Rowley KC –Radcliffe Chambers 'Keith is meticulous and thoughtful in his advice, particularly in preparing a case and works exceptionally well in tandem with his instructing solicitors.'

London Bar

Professional negligence

HALL OF FAME2

Keith Rowley KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Keith is a very experienced pensions professional negligence silk. He had deep knowledge of the pensions authorities and can read a court in a way that few others can. Judges listen carefully to him.’