Keating Chambers

Jonathan Selby KC is a leading construction, engineering and professional negligence silk. Called to the Bar in 1999 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2018, he was named Chambers & Partners Construction Silk of the Year in 2023. He is recognised for his advocacy, strategic insight and ability to secure results in complex, high-value disputes. Clients describe him as “an absolute star”, “a real fighter who puts his heart into things and gets results” and “very pragmatic and a good tactician”.

Jonathan regularly appears in the Technology and Construction Court, Court of Appeal, FTT, adjudications and mediations. His practice spans major construction, engineering, energy and professional negligence disputes, often involving complex technical evidence, fire safety issues and multi-party claims.

He is particularly well known for his work in building safety litigation and has appeared in a number of landmark cases arising from the Building Safety Act 2022. His recent work includes some of the first reported remediation order, remediation contribution order and building liability order cases, as well as the successful claim brought by Martlet Homes following the Grenfell fire tragedy. He was Special Legal Counsel to the Secretary of State (Building Safety) from 2023 to 2025.

Jonathan is also regularly instructed in professional negligence claims involving architects, engineers, surveyors and building inspectors, together with disputes concerning energy, PFI/PPP, insurance and major infrastructure projects. He is a practising accredited adjudicator and regularly contributes to thought leadership on building safety and construction law.

Queen’s Counsel, 2018
Lay Member of the RIBA Professional Conduct Panel, 2017-to date
Public Access Training, 2008 & 2015
TECBAR Accredited Adjudicator, 2007
Keating Chambers, 2001
Pupillage, Keating Chambers, 2000-2001
Called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn), 1999

French, German

Technology and Construction Bar Association (TECBAR)
Society of Construction Law
Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association.

Liverpool College; St Catharine’s College, Cambridge (MA Law 1st).

Jonathan is a big sports fan and particularly enjoys football, cricket, tennis and swimming. His other passions are food and cinema.