Ranking tables

Construction: Professional Negligence | UK Bar

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Rankings overview for Sets

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  1. Andrew Rigney KC
    Andrew Rigney KC Crown Office Chambers18 Years Ranked
  2. Lucy Garrett KC
    Lucy Garrett KC Keating Chambers19 Years Ranked
  3. Lynne McCafferty KC
    Lynne McCafferty KC 4 Pump Court17 Years Ranked
  4. Roger Stewart KC
    Roger Stewart KC 4 New Square Chambers31 Years Ranked
  5. Siân Mirchandani KC
    Siân Mirchandani KC 4 New Square Chambers18 Years Ranked
  6. Stephanie Barwise KC
    Stephanie Barwise KC Atkin Chambers31 Years Ranked
  7. Alexander Nissen KCKeating Chambers
  8. Ben Patten KC4 New Square Chambers
  9. David Streatfeild-James KCAtkin Chambers
  10. Manus McMullan KCAtkin Chambers
  11. Rachel Ansell KC4 Pump Court
  12. Sean Brannigan KC4 Pump Court
  13. Simon Hargreaves KCKeating Chambers
  14. Vincent Moran KCKeating Chambers
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  1. Ben Quiney KC Crown Office Chambers19 Years Ranked
  2. David Pliener KC
    David Pliener KC Gatehouse Chambers17 Years Ranked
  3. Isabel Hitching KC
    Isabel Hitching KC Crown Office Chambers12 Years Ranked
  4. James Howells KC
    James Howells KC Atkin Chambers25 Years Ranked
  5. Karim Ghaly KC
    Karim Ghaly KC Atkin Chambers17 Years Ranked
  6. Neil Moody KC
    Neil Moody KC 2 Temple Gardens26 Years Ranked
  7. Simon Lofthouse KC
    Simon Lofthouse KC Atkin Chambers28 Years Ranked
  8. Steven Walker KC
    Steven Walker KC Atkin Chambers22 Years Ranked
  9. Stuart Catchpole KC
    Stuart Catchpole KC Atkin Chambers29 Years Ranked
  10. Benjamin Pilling KC4 Pump Court
  11. Claire Packman KC4 Pump Court
  12. Dominique Rawley KCAtkin Chambers
  13. Fiona Parkin KCAtkin Chambers
  14. Jeremy Nicholson KC4 Pump Court
  15. Jessica Stephens KC4 Pump Court
  16. Jonathan Selby KCKeating Chambers
  17. Rupert Choat KCAtkin Chambers
  18. Samuel Townend KCKeating Chambers
  19. Tom Owen KCKeating Chambers

  1. Richard Coplin KCKeating Chambers
  2. Simon Hale KC4 Pump Court
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  1. Charles Pimlott Crown Office Chambers16 Years Ranked
  2. Ivor Collett Crown Office Chambers15 Years Ranked
  3. Luke Wygas
    Luke Wygas 4 Pump Court14 Years Ranked
  4. Nicholas Collings
    Nicholas Collings Atkin Chambers22 Years Ranked
  5. Rónán Hanna
    Rónán Hanna Atkin Chambers14 Years Ranked
  6. Tim Chelmick
    Tim Chelmick 4 New Square Chambers11 Years Ranked
  7. Alexandra BodnarKeating Chambers
  8. David SheardKeating Chambers
  9. Jennie Gillies4 Pump Court
  10. Lucie BriggsAtkin Chambers
  11. Martyn Naylor4 Pump Court
  12. Matthew Thorne4 Pump Court
  13. Mek Mesfin4 Pump Court
  14. Paul BuryKeating Chambers
  15. Sebastian Oram3PB Barristers
  16. Simon Henderson4 Pump Court
  17. Thomas Crangle4 Pump Court
  18. Tom Asquith4 New Square Chambers
  19. Tom CoulsonKeating Chambers
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  1. Callum Monro MorrisonKeating Chambers

All Sets profiles

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Band 1

  1. 4 Pump Court
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    4 Pump Court
    Construction: Professional Negligence
    2026 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked

    4 Pump Court blends legal prowess with huge technical expertise, and boasts an excellent standing at the crossover of professional negligence and construction law. Its barristers handle a range of complex and high-value TCC disputes, representing and opposing architects, engineers and surveyors as well as building contractors. The set offers additional expertise in ICC arbitrations concerning major energy projects, notably in African countries and the Middle East. 4 Pump Court is also a leading chambers for disputes concerning IT infrastructure. Barristers from the set have acted in Shepherd Construction Limited v Drytech Façades & others, a £70 million dispute related to alleged design and construction defects in different cladding systems on five residential blocks. An interviewee praises the set's "excellent strength and depth of specialists."

    Carl Wall and Stewart Gibbs are the senior clerks.

  2. Atkin Chambers
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    Atkin Chambers
    Construction: Professional Negligence
    2026 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked

    Atkin Chambers possesses an outstanding reputation in the construction industry, and barristers at the set have broad experience representing both claimants and defendants in related professional negligence claims. They regularly participate in high-profile and complex disputes involving engineers, architects, consultants, construction managers and other key professionals. The barristers have been instructed in matters relating to a range of construction matters, including fire safety issues associated with cladding, such as in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Other notable work includes One Hyde Park Limited v Laing O’Rourke Construction (South) Limited. One source concludes: “Its construction experience is really excellent and difficult to match elsewhere."

    David Barnes is the director of clerking.

  3. Keating Chambers
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    Keating Chambers
    Construction: Professional Negligence
    2026 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked

    Keating Chambers is noted for "the breadth of market-leading counsel available" within the set. Its leading reputation in the construction and engineering sector extends to related professional negligence claims. The chambers has notable strength in matters involving project managers, architects and engineers. The set can offer strong expertise in claims stemming from high-value, complex and sensitive construction projects. Barristers from the set have appeared in BDW Trading v AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK, URS Corporation, Cameron Taylor Consulting, a claim arising out of defective structural engineering.

    Will Shrubsall and James Luxmoore are joint directors of clerking.

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Band 2

  1. 4 New Square Chambers
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    4 New Square Chambers
    Construction: Professional Negligence
    2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    4 New Square fields a wide array of professional negligence expertise to both claimants and defendants in claims stemming from the construction industry. Its members are much in demand for matters concerning architects and engineers, but also other technical professions such as designers of software or IT infrastructure. The set frequently acts in relation to high-value, complex and sensitive matters, including a number of post-Grenfell cladding-related claims. Recently, members have appeared in Avantage and others v GB Buildings and others. A source notes it has an "excellent choice of first-rate barristers with a broad range of experience in claims against construction professionals."

    Lizzy Stewart is the senior clerk.

  2. Crown Office Chambers
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    Crown Office Chambers
    Construction: Professional Negligence
    2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    Crown Office Chambers benefits from a number of high-profile silks and junior barristers who have a wealth of experience acting in negligence claims for and against architects, engineers and surveyors. They have been heavily involved in high-profile matters including the Grenfell Tower civil litigation and One Hyde Park v Laing O’Rourke. An interviewee comments: "It is a strong set for construction professional indemnity work." Another adds that its barristers "have a good sense of commerciality as well as pure law, and communicate well with lay clients."

    Steve Purse is the senior team clerk.

  3. Gatehouse Chambers
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    Gatehouse Chambers
    Construction: Professional Negligence
    2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    Gatehouse Chambers is home to barristers possessing deep expertise covering professional negligence claims brought against architects, engineers and others, typically in the context of major construction defects litigation. The barristers have acted in Irwell Riverside on behalf of Arcadis, and Project Pegasus, a claim relating to works to Inner Temple. An interviewee praises its barristers' "willingness to immerse themselves in the detail of a case," while another adds: "It is a go-to set, with excellent counsel."

    Elliot Langdorf is practice director.