Keating Chambers

Harriet’s practice spans Chambers’ core specialisms including construction, engineering, property (particularly in relation to the BSA 2022), professional negligence, PFI, and procurement. She is ranked by Chambers & Partners in construction and has been described by clients as “extremely sharp, efficient and effective” and “utterly dedicated, extremely competent and always willing to assist".

Harriet is regularly instructed both as junior counsel and in her own right, and her broad experience includes instructions from both international and domestic clients. Harriet has developed a solid practice in litigation, adjudication and arbitration. She has acted for employers, contractors and subcontractors in complex construction, professional negligence and energy disputes. Recent experience includes: an ICC arbitration in which Italian law applied; acting for the developer in a series of adjudications and parallel TCC proceedings relating to unacceptable cladding on multiple buildings across the UK; and Part 8 proceedings in the High Court concerning questions of contractual interpretation and rectification. Harriet has experience with many major standard form contracts including JCT, NEC, FIDIC, RIBA, CECA and MF/1.

Harriet is a contributor to ‘Keating on JCT Contracts’ and the Construction Law Reports. Harriet regularly provides training and seminars on questions of procedural and substantive law for professional and lay clients.

Barrister, Keating Chambers 2019 Pupil, Keating Chambers 2018-2019 Called to the Bar 2018

Italian (proficient)

City University, BPTC, 2016-2017 BPP Law School, GDL, 2015 Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Bologna, Italy and Washington DC – MA International Relations, 2011-2013 University of Sheffield – BA History, 2008-2011

Harriet is a qualified PADI Divemaster. She enjoys hiking, cycling and running. She is learning to speak Portuguese.