David Thomas KC
Keating Chambers ‘David is able to decipher the most complex issues and articulately and persuasively present them to the tribunal.’
Barristers at Keating Chambers are lauded as ‘the market leaders on any arbitration relating to construction, engineering and offshore projects’. Members of the set are instructed in complex arbitrations from clients across the Middle East, Hong Kong and Singapore, to name a few, and have extensive experience with a range of arbitration governing laws. David Thomas KC continues to act on high value arbitrations in the construction and infrastructure space, recently having received instructions from significant clients in India and the Middle East. Jennie Wild has a broad arbitration practice, which has recently included arbitrations related to airports, power stations and hospitals and her practice is primarily focused on the Middle East, while James Thompson continues to act in major work concerning mainland Europe.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerk's room is excellent, in particular Will Shrubsall and James Luxmoore. They are easy to work and forge relationships with.'
- 'James Luxmoore is great to deal with and has fantastic industry knowledge. Will Shrubsall has been super helpful over recent months.'
- 'The clerks are user friendly and responsive. Will Shrubsall in particular is always very helpful.'
- 'The clerking team are easy to deal with and on the ball. James Luxmoore always takes good care of our matters.'
- 'Keating offers a variety of very experienced and skilled silks in international arbitration, with available support from a solid bench of eager and knowledgeable junior barristers.'
- 'Keating Chambers has deep bench strength in the engineering and construction field, with a first-rate clerking team.'
- 'Keating are undoubtedly one of the market leaders, on any arbitration relating to construction, engineering and offshore projects. Nobody else really matches them for the calibre and depth of junior, silks and arbitrators.'
- 'It is one of the leading sets in international construction and energy arbitration and a go-to for quality barristers from junior to silk.'
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.
Veronique Buehrlen KC
Keating Chambers 'Veronique is sharp, to the point and always on top of the case. She knows every detail of the case without losing focus on the bigger picture. She is an absolute pleasure to work with.'
Simon Hughes KC
Keating Chambers 'Simon is very persuasive. He is charming which is disarming and very effective.'
Richard Harding KC
Keating Chambers 'The doyen of construction disputes in the Middle East, both as advocate and increasingly as an arbitrator. Clear, concise and firm in his views.'
Lucy Garrett KC
Keating Chambers 'Simply brilliant. Concise and focused, always on top of the facts and her brief and trying to get the best outcome for the client.'
Justin Mort KC
Keating Chambers 'Justin is an excellent addition to any team. He is extremely intelligent and incisive, able quickly to draw out the key factual and legal issues in any case, whilst also being very user-friendly, for both the solicitor and client teams. His advocacy is thoughtful, powerful and persuasive.'
Samuel Townend KC
Keating Chambers 'Sam is a very bright and technically astute barrister. His oral advocacy is very impressive.'
Calum Lamont KC
Keating Chambers 'A formidable cross-examiner and a persuasive oral advocate. An incisive written advocate, with an impressive legal mind.'
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 'Paul is superb at putting clients at ease and explaining their own case to them.'
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.
Peter Brogden
Keating Chambers 'Peter adopts a very methodical and measured approach to advocacy, which is very effective. He is also very well prepared and diligent. Peter's drafting is clear and comes across as highly persuasive.'
James Thompson
Keating Chambers 'James is a very good advocate and develops a good rapport with Tribunals. He is accessible and down to earth which makes it easier for him to get into the detail of a case quickly and get to the key issues. This is reflected in his advocacy.'
John McMillan
Keating Chambers ‘John’s work ethic is unmatched at the Bar. His pleadings are brilliant, and his advocacy is strategic and to the point.’
Abdul Jinadu
Keating Chambers 'Abdul is always very well prepared and has a strong understanding of the key issues in a dispute.'
Jennie Wild
Keating Chambers 'Jennie is a joy to work with, even when under pressure. She is a hands on and supportive member of the arbitration team. Excellent analytical and drafting skills, and an energetic advocate. Top quality barrister.'
James Frampton
Keating Chambers ‘Pleasant and easy to work with, very smart, hardworking, excellent drafting, fits in seamlessly within a well-established team and gets up to speed on the case very quickly.’
Rachael O'Hagan
Keating Chambers