Awards and Recognition
Keating Chambers and its members have received external recognition of their expertise, via recommendations in the leading directories. They have also won numerous industry awards over the years, as detailed below.
Chambers
Construction
Keating Chambers has been consistently shortlisted over the last fifteen years for ‘Construction Set of the Year’ at the Chambers UK Bar Awards, winning 10 times during that period, and most recently in November 2020. Keating Chambers also won ‘Construction & Energy Set of the Year’ at the 2020 The Legal 500 Awards. Both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories rank Keating Chambers as a top-tier set, ‘The set offers strength in depth from top to bottom’ and ‘known as ‘one of the go-to sets’ within the construction industry’.
Energy
Keating Chambers is also recommended by the leading directories for its work in the energy sector, and in particular for our expertise in disputes involving upstream and midstream oil and gas facilities, nuclear power plants and offshore wind farms. In recognition of Keating Chambers’ reputation in the market, we are consistently shortlisted for both set and individual awards. In 2020 Keating Chambers won ‘Construction & Energy Set of the Year’ at the The Legal 500 Awards.
International Arbitration
Keating Chambers is recognised for its international arbitration work by the Legal 500 (UK, Asia Pacific and Middle East) and Chambers & Partners (UK, Global and Asia Pacific). Keating Chambers won ‘International Arbitration Set of the Year” at the 2019 Chambers UK Bar Awards. Keating Chambers is frequently shortlisted for ‘International Arbitration Set of the Year’ which reflects the calibre of the work that members are undertaking internationally, both as counsel and arbitrator, and acknowledges Keating’s global presence.
Set of the Year
Keating Chambers won ‘Set of the Year‘ at both the Lawyer Awards and the Lexis Nexis Legal Awards in 2020. These awards recognised our diversity and inclusion initiatives, financial growth and dominance in the market. In addition, over the last few years we have been shortlisted for a number of other Set of the Year awards including the British Legal Awards (2018 and 2019) and the Legal Business Awards (2019 and 2020).
Our Members
Members of Chambers are recommended in the leading directories across the fields of construction, energy, information technology, international arbitration, mediation, professional negligence, public procurement and shipping.
In addition, over the years many members have been nominated for, and awarded, the prestigious Chambers Bar Awards for ‘Construction Silk of the Year’ or ‘Construction Junior of the Year’ , most recently David Thomas KC won the silk award in 2021. Other recent individual awards have gone to Simon Hughes KC (Legal 500’s 2019 Construction & Energy Silk of the Year) and Calum Lamont KC (Chambers & Partners’ 2018 International Arbitration Junior of the Year).
Our Clerking Team
The clerking team at Keating Chambers prides itself on delivering exceptional client service, and this is supported by client feedback in the leading directories who consistently recommend the team for their efficiency and professionalism.
