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Ian Pennicott, SC KC

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Career

Practised from DVC between 1984 and 1989. Practised from Keating Chambers, the leading construction set in the UK, from 1989 to date. Returned to full time practice at DVC in 2010. Extensive experience in all aspects of (i) arbitration law and procedure both as advocate and arbitrator, (ii) building, engineering and construction litigation and arbitration, (iii) negligence claims against construction professionals (architects, engineers, project managers and building/quantity surveyors and (iii) the law as it applies to the environment.

Comments from recent editions of Chambers & Partners include: “hardworking and very approachable”…“unstuffy and informal”…“trusted performer”. Recommended in “International Arbitration” in Chambers Asia 2010 and 2011, “Commercial Dispute Resolution” 2016.

Year of call

• 1982 (England & Wales)
• 1984 (Hong Kong)
• 2003 (England & Wales – Silk)
• 2014 (Hong Kong Inner Bar)

Memberships

• MCIArb (UK)
• Member of the Technology and Construction Bar Association (UK)
• Member of the Commercial Bar Association (UK)
• Member of the Society of Construction Law (UK & Hong Kong)
• Panel of Arbitrators, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
• Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
• Bencher of the Middle Temple

Education

• LLM (Cantab.) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University
• BA (Hons) Kingston University