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WC1X 8BS
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Andrew Kearney
Position
Andrew is an experienced and highly regarded construction and engineering barrister. He is also a Chartered Arbitrator, has judicial experience, and is an experienced construction Adjudicator accredited by both TeCSA and TECBAR, and an accredited and active Civil Mediator. He acts nationally and internationally in a wide range of energy, construction and engineering disputes and has almost 30 years’ experience advising developers, end users, national and international contractors, subcontractors and consultants and their insurers. He has acted for many household name main contractors. He also acts in commercial and property cases.
Andrew originally qualified as a solicitor in 1992 and became a partner at Pinsent Masons, specialising in construction. He was called to the Bar in 2007.
Memberships
- Technology and Construction Bar Association
- Society of Construction Law
- Adjudication Society
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Education
- BA (Hons) (Christ Church, Oxford University)
- PG Dip (with Merit) Construction Law and Arbitration
- FCIArb
- Lord Mustill’s CIArb President’s Prize (Award Writing)
- Former Solicitor
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Andrew Kearney – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Andrew is a gifted construction barrister. He is a very persuasive advocate, his strategic insights are invaluable and he has the ability to shape a case in the right way.’
Going ‘from strength to strength’, Gatehouse Chambers handles a full spectrum of construction, engineering, energy and infrastructure disputes both domestically and internationally, such as matters relating to bonds and guarantees, construction all risks insurance, professional liability matters, defects, disruption and delay. Paul Reed KC and Simon Kerry are representing Prestoplan Limited in Avantage and others v PRP and others, an insurance-backed construction dispute linked to a fire at a timber-framed care home. David Pliener KC, now newly appointed silk as of March 2023 alongside Catherine Piercy KC, acted for the refrigeration supplier, J&H Hall, in Morrison Supermarkets v Lorien et al., a multi-party dispute resulting from the redevelopment of a large abattoir. Sarah McCann served as sole counsel in Openview Security Solutions Ltd v Metropolitan Housing Trust, a case arising from non-payment and alleged defects. Meanwhile, members of the set have been involved in international disputes spanning locations from the Americas, Oceania, Asia and the Middle East. Andrew Kearney joined the team in October 2023.