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Construction - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Rachel Ansell KC is a highly lauded advocate with a strong reputation for her high-quality casework, domestically and internationally. She has been particularly active in international arbitrations, and has advised on matters arising in Europe, the Middle East and Australia. She is regularly instructed by major clients, such as prominent contractors, on matters in the energy and transport infrastructure spheres.
Strengths
Rachel Ansell is the most user-friendly barrister. She is also excellent technically and a very good advocate.
Rachel is a very good technical lawyer. She is extremely lucid and clear in her advice.
She is a tremendous advocate – one of the best I have seen in my entire career.
Construction: Professional Negligence - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Rachel Ansell KC impresses with her handling of negligence claims brought against engineers, contractors and other parties in connection with large construction projects, and has developed particular expertise in cases involving geotechnical engineering. In addition to her strong domestic practice, she regularly handles cases in the Middle East. Her recent cases include disputes in relation to schools, infrastructure and airports.
Strengths
Rachel is extremely diligent and hands-on. She ensures she is into the detail from when first instructed so as to ensure she is one step ahead.
She is very user-friendly and has very sound judgement. A very strong advocate and a pleasure to work with.
Property Damage - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Rachel Ansell KC is recognised in the market for her admirable property damage practice, and also has strength in professional negligence and construction matters, as well as a robust understanding of insurance cases. She is noted for her experience handling subrogated claims as well as fire damage cases and is an expert at dealing with matters of an international nature.
Strengths
Rachel's fantastic. Her cross-examination builds and builds to a crescendo and is she highly forensic.
Rachel is a real go-to barrister in the space and works hard.
International Arbitration: Construction/Engineering - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Rachel Ansell KC is highly respected for her expertise in handling engineering, construction and energy-related international arbitrations in Europe and the Middle East. She has been involved in projects concerning gas pipelines, airports and railways. She has acted in a number of arbitrations in the Middle East and Africa under rules of the ICC, UNCITRAL and the LCIA.
Strengths
She really is very impressive and engaged with the process.
Rachel Ansell is ferociously intelligent. Her style gets the tribunal on side quickly.
Rachel is, quite simply, at the top of the pack. Her ability to come up with new and different ways of looking at things that stump others is second to none. She gets us through troubled waters.
Rachel is mightily impressive. She gets under the skin of things herself without overly relying on junior counsel. She has a very good manner in hearings, remaining focused on the key issues.
Insurance - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Rachel Ansell KC is a highly capable silk who has established credentials in the professional negligence, construction and property damage fields. She has a growing reputation for insurance work among instructing solicitors and exhibits considerable skill in complex coverage and subrogation disputes. She is well regarded for her courtroom skills and also demonstrates strength in arbitration.
Strengths
Rachel is a very good technical lawyer. She is extremely lucid and provides clear advice.
Energy & Natural Resources - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Rachel Ansell KC is a leading construction silk with an increasingly solid reputation in the energy sphere, who is known for her involvement in large infrastructure disputes in this market. Her work centres on defects and damages claims relating to projects ranging from wind farms to oil facilities. She has a strong Middle Eastern practice and regularly advises clients on disputes in the region.
Strengths
Rachel gets under the skin of things and she has a very good manner in hearings. She is very focused on the key issues.
Rachel Ansell is very detail-oriented and she is ferociously intelligent.