Veronique Buehrlen KC
Keating Chambers ‘She is in a class of her own. Veronique has encyclopaedic attention to detail, and articulates complex arguments in a compelling way.’
Keating Chambers is widely regarded as 'one of the top construction sets with excellent strength in depth at all levels' and 'the strongest bench when it comes to construction and engineering disputes'. However, clients also remark that 'it is the number one set for energy sector construction disputes, with strength in depth', and the team has been kept busy advising on a wide spectrum of contentious energy matters. Nuclear, renewable energy, mining, and energy-from-waste sector mandates have been key areas of instruction for the group. Veronique Buehrlen KC acted as lead counsel in Tullow Ghana Ltd v Vallourec Oil & Gas France, involving a $400m claim for allegedly defective piping installed in an oil field in Ghana. At the junior end of chambers, Thomas Lazur is sought after for his expertise in handling disputes pertaining to the construction of offshore drilling rigs and other energy production facilities. Bolstering the team at the senior end, Tom Owen KC took silk in March 2024.
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- 'James Luxmoore is great to deal with and has fantastic industry knowledge. Will Shrubsall has been super helpful.'
- 'James Luxmoore is fantastic and hugely responsive.'
- 'James Luxmoore is very responsive, commercial and helpful.'
- 'The clerks room is excellent, in particular Will Shrubsall and James Luxmoore. They are easy to work and forge relationships with.'
- 'A strong clerks room. James Luxmoore is quite outstanding.'
- 'Great service, as always, from the clerks' room at Keating. Always willing and available to assist and go that extra mile.'
- 'Keating Chambers always provides the highest level of service and is renowned for its in-depth construction knowledge and expertise.'
- 'Indisputably one of the top sets for construction and energy disputes. The quality, experience and bench strength of their barristers is superb, the training they offer to solicitors is exemplary and given how busy the barristers are, the clerks are very transparent about availability which is what solicitors and clients need.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Simon Hughes KC
Keating Chambers ‘Precise, strategic, and decisive, Simon is able to get straight to the heart of the matter, appreciating the legal and commercial issues at play.’
David Thomas KC
Keating Chambers ‘David is able to decipher the most complex issues and articulately and persuasively present them to the Tribunal.’
Alexander Nissen KC
Keating Chambers ‘A leader in the field, Alexander is a compelling advocate, who is extremely approachable and responsive.’
Vincent Moran KC
Keating Chambers ‘Technically superb, Vincent is simply a joy to watch on his feet and commands attention as well as respect from fellow counsel.’
Calum Lamont KC
Keating Chambers ‘A formidable cross-examiner and a cogent and incisive advocate with an impressive legal mind.’
Keating Chambers
‘He is super-bright and super-responsive.’
Samuel Townend KC
Keating Chambers ‘A first-class advocate who is great with clients and has no problem rolling up his sleeves when the team is up against it.’
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Paul Buckingham KC
Keating Chambers ‘He is adept at handling the most complex of engineering-related disputes, and he is happy to roll up his sleeves.’
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Tom Owen KC
Keating Chambers ‘‘Tom’s advocacy skills and his rapport with each tribunal are exemplary.’
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Thomas Lazur
Keating Chambers ‘Always calm and always insightful, he gets under the skin of matters to great effect but also sees the bigger picture.’
Paul Bury
Keating Chambers ‘Paul has a frighteningly good grasp of detail, gives solid strategic advice, and is unflappable in a crisis.’
Ben Sareen
Keating Chambers ‘Ben is a brilliant barrister – extremely intelligent, perceptive, and assiduous, with a determination to get to the bottom of things.’
James Thompson
Keating Chambers ‘James is good at providing tactical legal strategies to deliver great results.’
Peter Brogden
Keating Chambers ‘Peter adopts a very methodical and measured approach to advocacy, and is very well prepared and diligent.’
Emma Healiss
Keating Chambers 'Extremely competent and to the point, Emma consistently provides high-quality advice.’
