Construction
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.
Stephanie Barwise KC
Atkin Chambers‘Stephanie is strong, does not suffer fools and gives clear, incisive and convincing advice. She is good in all aspects, whether on her feet or in conference.’
Sean Brannigan KC
4 Pump Court
Stuart Catchpole KC
Atkin Chambers
Anneliese Day KC
Fountain Court Chambers‘Anneliese is brilliant at coming up with new arguments or presenting the evidence in a new and compelling way.’
Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC
Atkin Chambers
Simon Lofthouse KC
Atkin Chambers‘Simon gets on top of the detail and reads every document. Very well-prepared for cross-examination, which is always meticulously and methodically planned.’
Manus McMullan KC
Atkin Chambers‘Manus is very reliable when assessing chances of success and always an invaluable member of any legal team in construction arbitration cases. Manus’ strengths include his remarkable ability to prioritize major issues in complex disputes, lead legal team and simplify sophisticated matters before arbitral tribunals.’
Paul Reed KC
Gatehouse Chambers
Andrew Rigney KC
Crown Office Chambers‘Very clever, great in court, works very hard, gifted communicator with clients and very collaborative and user-friendly.’
Roger Stewart KC
4 New Square‘Roger has fantastic strategic instincts; he is always calm, convincing with clients, and carries the confidence of the bench. He understands the nuance of insurance but never gets lost or loses sight of the case, and the same goes for anything construction-related.’
David Streatfeild-James KC
Atkin Chambers‘Drafting, conferences, court hearings, looking after clients, liaison with junior solicitors, working with junior counsel – everything, one cannot think of areas where one would not consider David to be at the very top of the proverbial tree.’
Andrew White KC
Atkin Chambers‘Meticulous, attention to detail, excellent advocate.’
Simon Hughes KC
Keating Chambers‘Simon is a master strategist who is able to see ahead of all the moving parts, advise on realistic outcomes, and lead the team on a clear path to achieve them.’
Alexander Nissen KC
Keating Chambers‘Alexander steps into the case with ease to provide advice and drafting on issues of high importance. His input is always erudite and insightful, but also clear and pragmatic.’
David Thomas KC
Keating Chambers‘David’s strength includes his ability to easily marshal the facts of the appeal and the governing principles of law. His competence and his expertise as a lawyer are demonstrated in his drafting.’
Karim Ghaly KC
Atkin Chambers‘Clients liken Karim to a chess player – always several steps ahead of everyone else in the room. Extraordinary strategist, tenacious and pugnacious on his feet, and fantastic work-rate.’
Adrian Hughes KC
39 Essex Chambers‘Adrian’s advocacy is clear, persuasive, and well-calibrated to both technical and legal audiences. He is particularly effective in managing expert evidence and complex contractual frameworks, and he brings a calm authority to proceedings.’
Riaz Hussain KC
Atkin ChambersLynne McCafferty KC
4 Pump Court
Jeremy Nicholson KC
4 Pump Court
Fiona Parkin KC
Atkin Chambers‘Fiona is great to work with and a tireless barrister – she communicates well and works well with a team. Very much prepared to be creative and challenging where required.’
Benjamin Pilling KC
4 Pump Court‘Benjamin is a simply superb advocate. He is clear and focused in his submissions and cross-examination, and highly effective. He reads the tribunal extremely well, and has the right tone and approach with witnesses he cross-examines. Ben is also a highly competent drafter, both of pleadings and submissions.’
Dominique Rawley KC
Atkin Chambers‘Incredibly bright and methodical; works hard to support the commercial aims of the client and to support instructing solicitors.’
Adam Robb KC
39 Essex Chambers
Marion Smith KC
39 Essex Chambers
Steven Walker KC
Atkin ChambersLucy Garrett KC
Keating Chambers‘Whether it is strategic advice, drafting submissions or pleadings or advocacy in court Lucy’s output is always first class. She is incredibly cerebral, but does not lose sight of the commercial aspects of a case.’
Vincent Moran KC
Keating ChambersJonathan Selby KC
Keating Chambers‘Jonathan is a formidable and tenacious advocate. His written advice is clear and considered. His preparations for hearings and trials is diligent, methodical and laser-focussed on what really matters.’
Adrian Williamson KC
Keating Chambers
Rupert Choat KC
Atkin Chambers‘Rupert is able to provide very clear advice and see through any nonsense quite quickly. His advocacy skills are impressive, dealing with the opposing sides arguments. He is able to distil the opposing sides arguments quickly and convey his case with ease and to the point.’
Jonathan Acton Davis KC
Atkin Chambers
Stephen Dennison KC
Atkin Chambers‘Stephen is a brilliant advocate and extremely diligent. He is able to cut across complex issues quickly, focusing on the core issues in dispute.’
Nicholas Dennys KC
Atkin Chambers‘Nicholas is wonderfully calm and has always made himself available to assist wherever possible. He is an extremely articulate and intelligent advocate and is a pleasure to deal with.’
Andrew Goddard KC
Atkin Chambers‘Andrew is one of the most experienced KC in construction disputes. His advocacy is direct and straight to the point, he can explain complicated legal and technical issues in an easily understandable manner.’
Neil Hext KC
4 New Square‘Neil is a stellar advocate and immediately builds excellent rapport with judges. He is passionate and relaxed when he is on his feet and clearly loves what he does.’
Alexander Hickey KC
4 Pump Court
James Howells KC
Atkin Chambers‘James is a phenomenal silk - incredible attention to detail, masterful ability to cut to the crux of the issue, pragmatic and critically, an absolute pleasure to work with for instructing solicitors and clients alike.’
Jonathan Lewis KC
4 Pump Court‘Jonathan has great strategic awareness and carefully plots his route through any set of proceedings. At trial, his advocacy demonstrates mastery of the facts and the law and is measured, persuasive and powerful.’
Catherine Piercy KC
Atkin Chambers‘Able to quickly get to grips with the key issues of the case and distil the key points in dispute for clients and solicitors alike. Excellent drafting skills and tactically very sharp.’
David Pliener KC
Gatehouse Chambers‘Great legal mind, great advocate, very user friendly, great with clients and really clear written advice.’
Ben Quiney KC
Crown Office Chambers
Crispin Winser KC
Crown Office Chambers‘Crispin holds meticulous attention to detail and is able to extract out the key issues for the tribunal. Very stealth like cross-examination with polite assassination of opposing experts.’
Paul Buckingham KC
Keating Chambers‘Paul is among the best at the Bar when it comes to the most complex engineering disputes. He’s so easy to work with and has a unique style.’
Veronique Buehrlen KC
Keating ChambersSimon Hargreaves KC
Keating Chambers‘Busy, friendly, double checks instructions, provides written advice notes very swiftly, sees the bigger picture, confident, and experienced.’
Calum Lamont KC
Keating ChambersPiers Stansfield KC
Keating Chambers'Piers’ analytical and legal skills are first class. His written work is excellent - he presents issues in a way that makes it easy for the decision maker to find in your favour.’
Samuel Townend KC
Keating Chambers‘A fierce intellect, a gritty fighter and a fantastic advocate. Sam is user-friendly and combines a UK and international practice with ease.’
William Webb KC
Keating Chambers‘William is a brilliant advocate, with excellent cross-examination skills and great control of the courtroom. His grasp of technical details is impressive and he is approachable and easy to work with.’
Sean Wilken KC
Keating Chambers‘Sean holds a deep understanding of the sector, and very impactful drafting.’
Martin Bowdery KC
Atkin Chambers‘Superb eye for detail, great with clients, superb on his feet.’
Mark Chennells KC
Atkin Chambers'Very sharp, and able to see a clear path thorough the most complex of questions. Always aware of potential weaknesses, but also always seems to be able to come up with ways round them, which are not just clever points, but are practical answers and work.’
Michael Curtis KC
Crown Office Chambers
Kate Grange KC
39 Essex Chambers
Isabel Hitching KC
Crown Office Chambers‘Isabel is good on her feet and makes her points very clearly and concisely.’
Nigel Jones KC
Gatehouse Chambers
Claire Packman KC
4 Pump Court‘Claire is both intellectually rigorous but also highly effective in front of clients — clear, composed, and persuasive. She inspires confidence in both lay and professional clients, combining sound judgement with a practical, results-focused approach. ‘
Ben Patten KC
4 New Square‘Ben provides extremely clear advice and guidance in a practical and accessible way. He knows and advises when to fight, when to compromise and when you are pushing a new and novel point.’
Jessica Stephens KC
4 Pump Court‘Jessica is a polished, confident and unflappable advocate. Amongst other things, she has that particular talent of knowing when to stop, on those occasions when saying more could become counter-productive.’
Nick Vineall KC
4 Pump CourtSarah Hannaford KC
Keating Chambers‘Sarah is an extremely bright and skilled construction silk who expresses herself in a straightforward and unambiguous manner. She has an excellent eye for detail, great analytical skills, and is able to quickly and methodically cut through the detail to reach the relevant facts and issues.’
Krista Lee KC
Keating Chambers‘Krista provides robust and detailed advice on the legal elements of any case often identifying novel arguments following a thorough review of the facts of a case and any relevant case law.’
Justin Mort KC
Keating Chambers‘Devastatingly effective in cross examination. Cuts through the other side's case in very calm and disarming way.’
Serena Cheng KC
Atkin Chambers‘Serena is a dream to work with. She picks up on the core objectives and strategy for the matter instantly and applies her supreme drafting skills and knowledge of the law and facts to achieve that strategy.'
James Cross KC
4 Pump Court
Justin Fenwick KC
4 New Square
James Leabeater KC
4 Pump Court‘James has an exceptional grasp of the facts and is a strong and persuasive advocate. James is a first-choice for this type of work.’
Christopher Lewis KC
Atkin Chambers
Richard Liddell KC
4 New Square‘Richard leaves no stone unturned. Thorough, unrelenting and reliable; always there with a solution to the complex problems.’
Siân Mirchandani KC
4 New Square‘Sian is thorough, has excellent analytical skills acquires an encyclopaedic knowledge of her brief and brings with that a ferociously tenacious commitment to her work. As an advocate she is very well prepared, calm and always remains focused on the important issues.’
Fionnuala McCredie KC
Keating ChambersMarc Rowlands KC
Keating Chambers‘Incredible confidence in his knowledge and experience, calm under pressure, and detail-orientated.’
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.
Sanjay Patel KC
4 Pump Court (Sean Brannigan KC and Rachel Ansell KC)
Camille Slow KC
Atkin Chambers‘Camille has the perfect blend of being able to provide detailed legal analysis while appreciating the wider commercial picture for the client. That kind of analysis puts the client in an informed position from an early stage to make strategic decisions.’
Jane Davies Evans KC
3 Verulam Buildings'She works extremely hard and is really on top of the dispute. She is very well experienced in construction and energy disputes. Clients really like her commitment.''
Jennifer Jones KC
Atkin Chambers‘As well as her excellent legal and strategic advice and drafting, she brings energy, enthusiasm and a \\"can-do\\" approach to litigation-weary clients, all of which help drive the case forward in a positive direction.’
Anna Laney KC
Crown Office Chambers‘Her ability to distil and articulate complex legal nuances with clarity and authority was particularly impressive. Strategically astute, she advanced a coherent and persuasive case theory, maintaining firm control throughout.’
Michael Wheater KC
Gatehouse Chambers‘Oozes gravitas and charisma. Brilliant on his feet in court. A stellar counsel, who clients love and opponents seem to greatly respect.’
Tom Owen KC
Keating Chambers‘An unmatched handle on technical and procedural matters and an absolute pleasure to work with. A firm client favourite with a charming manner and a relentless commitment to the case.’
2026 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.
Lucy Colter KC
4 New Square'Lucy is a superb advocate and prepares incredibly thoroughly for every meeting and trial - leaves no stone unturned.'
Jennie Gillies KC
4 Pump Court
Sarah McCann KC
Gatehouse Chambers‘Sarah is particularly adept at dealing with complex and high value construction disputes. She excels at distilling difficult points into accessible advice for clients, and is never afraid to roll up her sleeves and get into the detail of a matter.’
David Sawtell KC
39 Essex Chambers‘David is always on hand to assist the clients understanding on what was going on in a complicated situation, and advocated superbly at trial leading to a successful application for the clients and an excellent result for them, including on several previously undetermined points of law.’
2025 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.
Andrew Fenn KC
Atkin Chambers‘Andrew is exceptionally hardworking and dedicated. His written advocacy is outstanding. He is highly intelligent and thoughtful in his approach.’
Simon Hale KC
4 Pump CourtRichard Coplin KC
Keating Chambers‘Richard’s engineering background means he has a particular strength in reviewing and highlighting strengths and/ or issues with expert evidence. He is also very good at stepping back and highlighting the key points which will win (or lose) the case.’