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Dermot Keating KC
Position
Dermot is instructed as leading or junior counsel specialising in serious, complex and sensitive cases. He has extensive experience of e-disclosure. He is currently appointed as counsel to the Grenfell Fire Public Inquiry- the largest public inquiry in UK history. He leads a team of lawyers examining the aftermath of the fire against the regulatory framework including the Civil Contingencies Act and Regulations.
Recent major financial crime cases include: Operation Amazon (2009 -2017), Operation Incubus (2018), Operation Aquamarine (2018), and Operation Dojo (2019).
Dermot also has expertise in dealing with trading standards cases and was leading counsel for the principal defendant in ‘Operation Angel’, which is reputed as the largest national trading standard prosecution in which his client was acquitted of fraud after a six-month trial.
Career
- Called 1997.
- Senior Chair of The Health Service Products (Pricing, Cost Control and Information) Appeals Tribunal (2020)
- First Tier Tribunal Judge (Social Entitlement Chamber) (2013-present)
- Chair of the Fitness to Practice Panel, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2013-present)
- Legal Advisor, General Pharmaceutical Council (GPHC) (2018-present)
Memberships
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- Criminal Bar Association
Education
Brunel University (LLB Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Dermot Keating KC – 25 Bedford Row ‘His advocacy when questioning key witnesses is superb – measured and incisive.‘
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Dermot Keating KC – 25 Bedford Row ‘Dermot is a great tactician and has a very nice manner with witnesses who he charms into agreeing with his points. His clients clearly trust his judgement.’