With its ‘formidable bench strength across the construction and engineering sector’, Keating Chambers continues to be a go-to set for professional liability matters relating to cladding, defective designs, and fire safety issues. Jonathan Selby KC is instructed in a claim against an architect as well as a design and building contractor concerning a defective care home that needed to be demolished and rebuilt. Samuel Townend KC is acting for the architect in Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd v Sheppard Robson Ltd, a case centering around fire safety defects that affect more than a hundred residential units in Woolwich. Tom Owen KC took silk in March 2024; he will be leading the team for the defendant in the case of One Hyde Park v Laing O’Rourke, which concerns the design and installation of pipework in One Hyde Park.
Testimonials
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- ‘Paul Adams, James Luxmoore, and Robert Garvan are always polite, very helpful, and proactive.’
- ‘They have a broad range of construction specialists.’
- ‘They have formidable bench strength across the construction and engineering sector. They have a great mix of juniors and KCs.’
- ‘Keating is one of the clear go-to sets for construction professional negligence with experienced counsel at all levels.’
- ‘Keating Chambers is first-class.’
- ‘The clerking team is friendly, cooperative, proactive, and efficient.’
- ‘They offer a great service. The clerks are always willing and available to assist.’
- ‘The clerks at Keating are very responsive and eager to assist.’