Members of Keating Chambers will be taking part in London Arbitration Week (LAW) 2026, with Chambers represented across the week’s programme of events and activities.
Tuesday 1 December | Law Rocks! London
Members of Keating Chambers will take to the stage at Law Rocks! London, taking place at Scala, King’s Cross during London Arbitration Week.
This year’s Keating line-up will feature Calum Lamont KC, Sarah Williams, Ben Sareen, Tom Coulson and Thomas Walker, together with Oliver Goldsmith, ADR Practice Manager.
Keating has a longstanding association with Law Rocks!, which was founded in 2009 by Nick Child, then Senior Clerk at Keating Chambers. Members and staff have performed at Law Rocks! events over many years as part of Chambers’ band, Demolition, which played at the inaugural London event and went on to win the London competition in 2017 and 2018.
Law Rocks! brings together bands from across the legal community to perform and raise funds for charity, combining live music with fundraising for local good causes.
Doors: 6.30pm
Location: Scala, King’s Cross, London
Find out more about Law Rocks! London
Thursday 3 December | What is an Award Worth? Courts, Enforcement and Damages
Veronique Buehrlen KC will speak at Seladore Legal’s ‘What is an Award Worth? Courts, Enforcement and Damages’, taking place at Gray’s Inn from 2.30pm–4.00pm.
The session will consider how national court judgments can affect both the enforceability and economic value of arbitral outcomes. The first discussion will examine the assignment and enforcement of ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards, including the implications of Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Kingdom of Spain. The second will look at damages in English-law commercial arbitration, including loss of a chance, loss of bargain and questions of causation and valuation.
Veronique Buehrlen KC will be joined by Jeffery Commission of Burford Capital, Peter Edworthy of Seladore Legal and Luke Steadman of Alvarez & Marsal. The session will be moderated by Laurence Shore of Seladore Legal.
Read more about Veronique Buehrlen KC’s session
For further information about events taking place during the week, visit the London Arbitration Week 2026 programme.
