Serena Cheng KC

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 3

Construction

London (Bar)

16 Years Ranked

Band 3

Construction: Professional Negligence

All Circuits

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2024

About

Provided by Serena Cheng KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Serena Cheng KC is a commercial litigation and arbitration specialist whose practice focuses on technically and legally complex energy, engineering and infrastructure disputes. She is an experienced trial advocate who has represented a wide range of employers and contractors both domestically and internationally, with a particular emphasis on the Far East and Middle East.

Reported cases include: Kingstone Civil Engineering Ltd. v. Lane End Developments Construction Ltd. [2020] 1 BLR Plus 41, Construction Law Reporter 7 September 2020, CILL 4 October 2020; Blackpool Borough Council v. Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd. & (1) Range Roofing and Cladding Ltd & (2) RPS Planning and Development Ltd & (3) Caunton Engineering Ltd [2020] BLR 340, [2020] TCLR 4; Lulu Construction Ltd v. Mulalley & Co Ltd [2016] EWHC 1852; Malcolm Charles Contracts Ltd v Crispin & Zhang [2016] 1 All ER (Comm) 9; Eurocom Ltd v Siemens PLC [2015] BLR 1,University of Brighton v Dovehouse Interiors Ltd [2014] BLR 432 153 Con LR 147; Hillcrest Homes Ltd v Beresford & Curbishley Ltd [2014] 153 Con LR 179, Doosan Babcock Ltd v Comercializadora de Equipos y Materiales MABE LDA [2014] BLR 33.

Career

LLB(Hons) (London) 1999; called to the Bar Lincoln's Inn 2000.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; LCLCBA; SCL and TECBAR. Serena served on TECBAR’s Management Committee from c.2010 to 2017.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Construction - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Serena Cheng KC is a silk with a robust practice acting for contractors in technically complex engineering and energy disputes. She is instructed in complex cases both domestically and abroad, including in the Middle East and Far East. She is active in international arbitrations in addition to adjudication proceedings.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Construction: Professional Negligence - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Serena Cheng KC is an accomplished professional negligence advocate with in-depth knowledge of construction-related matters. She is extremely well versed in design defect claims and fire safety issues, and has experience in working both domestically and internationally.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table