Keating Chambers

Keating Chambers is a leading commercial barristers’ chambers based in London, with a strong domestic and international practice. The set specialises in construction (onshore and offshore), energy, engineering, infrastructure, procurement, property, professional negligence, planning and environment, shipbuilding and marine engineering, and technology. With 70 barristers, including 31 silks, Keating offers a deep bench across seniority levels to meet the complex needs of clients worldwide.

Chambers is regularly instructed in some of the highest value and most significant project disputes globally. Members are experienced in all stages of construction-related disputes, including advisory work, mediation, adjudication, litigation, and arbitration. They appear before the UK courts (including the TCC, Commercial Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court) and in international arbitrations involving contracts governed by foreign law. Members are well-versed in standard contract forms such as FIDIC, NEC, IChemE, LOGIC, SAJ, AWES, as well as bespoke agreements and PPP, PFI, and alliancing models.

Internationally, members act as counsel or arbitrators under ICC, LCIA, AIAC, DIAC, HKIAC, SIAC, VIAC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL rules. Some are appointed as legal experts on English law in foreign proceedings and have rights of audience in various jurisdictions, including Dubai (DIFC), Hong Kong SAR, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. Chambers also has international members based in Australia, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore.

Keating Chambers is the author of leading legal texts such as Keating on Construction Contracts (11th Edition), Keating on NEC3, Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering Contracts, and the Keating Construction Dispute Resolution Handbook.

The set has received multiple industry recognitions, including The Lawyer’s “Chambers of the Year” (2020), Chambers & Partners’ “Construction Set of the Year” (2020) and “International Arbitration Set of the Year” (2019), and The Legal 500’s “Construction & Energy Set of the Year” (2020).

Languages Staffing, Team Members, Memberships
70 Barristers (31 Silks)
International members located in Australia, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore
(Additional languages or memberships not specified)

Address Summary
London, UK