Having established ‘a great reputation for its bench strength in public procurement’, members of Keating Chambers consistently appear for government bodies in litigation and on an advisory basis. Sarah Hannaford KC, Fionnuala McCredie KC and Simon Taylor all appeared in Siemens Mobility v HS2 Ltd, with the High Court dismissing all of Siemens claims in the long-running procurement challenge to HS2’s award of a contract for the provision of rolling stock to a joint venture comprising Bombardier and Hitachi. McCredie KC, Taylor and Rachael O’Hagan all acted for the claimant in Excelerate Technology v West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS University Foundation Trust, a dispute concerning the procurement of satellite and wireless equipment for emergency services.
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- 'Keating has a great reputation in terms of its bench strength for public procurement.'
- 'Keating Chambers is on of the leading Chambers for public procurement cases.'
- 'Very strong set of Counsel - both leading and juniors - for procurement law.'
- 'Keating Chambers are exceptionally strong in the field of contentious procurement, particularly at the level of Leading Counsel.'
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Leading juniors
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Rising stars
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