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Public Procurement - London (Bar)

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Keating Chambers is a well-respected set that acts for both contracting authorities and bidders in high-profile procurement challenges. Members have valuable expertise in cases concerning the transport, healthcare and defence sectors, among others. The chambers represented HS2 Limited in the Siemens v HS2 case, where Siemens, an unsuccessful bidder, pursued a multimillion-pound challenge against the contract award for designing, manufacturing and maintaining trains for the new HS2 line. Ultimately, all 17 of Siemens’s challenges were dismissed. As one commentator noted: "Keating is clearly one of the pre-eminent sets for procurement law and has strength from top to bottom.”

Will Shrubsall and James Luxmoore are the joint heads of clerking.

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Strengths

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  • The clerks are good and efficient.

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  • The clerks are always super responsive and proactive.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Sarah Hannaford
    Sarah Hannaford

    Sarah Hannaford

    Sarah Hannaford KC is a superb silk who is respected across the board. She is instructed in procurement cases of the highest importance, in terms of both their monetary worth and complex legal significance, and regularly advises government bodies, local authorities and tenderers.

    • Sarah Hannaford is so pragmatic and I can't rate her highly enough.

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    • Sarah is the leading procurement silk, in my view. Her experience and reputation precede her. The quality of her advocacy is second to none.

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    • Sarah Hannaford KC is very knowledgeable and hugely effective.

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    • Sarah Hannaford is determined, experienced, an extremely effective court advocate and someone who knows procurement law inside out.

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  • Fionnuala McCredie
    Fionnuala McCredie

    Fionnuala McCredie

    Fionnuala McCredie KC is held in high esteem for her impressive procurement practice, which sees her act for both contracting authorities and challengers. She has experience of procurement matters in the rail, healthcare and property development sectors.

    • Fionnuala is a wonderful procurement KC who is loved by clients. She is excellent on her feet but also all over the drafting, client conferences and strategy.

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  • Simon Taylor
    Simon Taylor

    Simon Taylor

    Simon Taylor handles public procurement cases as part of his strong competition and EU law practice. He undertakes both contentious and non-contentious work, and is also adept at alternative dispute resolution.

    • Simon Taylor has excellent knowledge of the law and knows his judges extremely well. He gets a good feel for the case, knows what will work and what won't, and works very quickly under pressure.

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    • Simon Taylor's biggest strength is that he is completely accessible. He makes himself available and is always very responsive.

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  • James Frampton
    James Frampton

    James Frampton

    James Frampton is an up-and-coming junior who is developing an impressive public procurement practice. He regularly acts, led or on his own, for both buyers and bidders in High Court challenges.

    • He is very bright and very hard-working.

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    • James is a really promising procurement junior. Clients enjoy working with him and he is very effective.

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  • Rhodri Williams
    Rhodri Williams

    Rhodri Williams

    Rhodri Williams KC is a silk with significant EU and public procurement law experience. He is regularly instructed by local and regional government bodies and has also been an adviser to the Welsh Government. Williams has been a member of the Northern Irish Bar since 2010.

    • Rhodri Williams KC is user-friendly and one of those people who likes to get into the detail.

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    • Rhodri's is very organised and methodical. In court, his advocacy is very strong.

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  • Rachael O'Hagan
    Rachael O'Hagan

    Rachael O'Hagan

    Rachael O'Hagan increasingly acts in high-profile and sophisticated public procurement disputes, both in the UK and for clients abroad. She has particular expertise in the energy, construction and infrastructure sectors.

    • Rachael is very clear on paper and amazing with clients.

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  • Ben Graff
    Ben Graff

    Ben Graff

    Ben Graff is a highly regarded junior with significant experience of handling high-value procurement disputes, representing both bidders and claimants. Notably, he represented HS2 in multiple complex procurement cases, including those concerning the contracts for the manufacture and supply of trains for the HS2 network.

    • Ben is an excellent junior on all procurement matters. He's super responsive, client-friendly and someone whose drafting skills are excellent.

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    • Ben Graff is a great procurement junior. He is sensible, responsive and all over the detail.

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