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To instruct Galen please contact our clerks on +44 (0)20 7842 5555 or email [email protected].

Galen Lambert is developing a broad commercial practice across Chambers’ areas of expertise, with a focus on commercial litigation and technical construction and shipping disputes. He has experience with both litigation and international arbitration. Galen’s international arbitration experience includes cases in North America, South America, Central Africa, and the Middle East.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Galen completed his education and qualified as a barrister and solicitor in Canada. As a Canadian lawyer, Galen served as a clerk (judicial assistant) to Justices Tysoe, Griffin, and Marchand of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, assisting with all aspects of judicial decision making. Following his term as a clerk, Galen moved to London as a Harold G. Fox Scholar, where he worked in two sets of barrister’s chambers for a term of ten months.

Galen subsequently practised as an associate in the dispute resolution group of a leading Canadian law firm. As an associate, Galen worked on a wide variety of matters, including class actions, securities litigation, and construction, energy, and technology disputes. Galen’s recent experience includes:

  • International Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction, Engineering and Energy
  • Shipping
  • Sanctions
  • Professional Negligence

In addition to being called to the Bar of England & Wales, Galen is licensed as a barrister and solicitor in Ontario, Canada.

Galen is developing a particular expertise in international arbitration and has experience in disputes under various arbitral rules, including the ICC, LCIA and DIFC-LCIA Rules.

Featured International Arbitration cases

Instructed as junior counsel in an LCIA arbitration arising out of a contract for the design and construction of an LNG terminal, with claims in excess of EUR 180 million and counterclaims in excess of EUR 67.5 million

Instructed as junior counsel in an ICC arbitration arising from alleged defects and non-payment under a contract for interior design works at a prestigious residential property, with claims in excess of £7.5 million

Assisted (as a pupil) with advice on the merits in relation to an LCIA arbitration arising out of a contract for the sale and purchase of certain commodities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with claims in excess of USD 100 million

Acted (as a Canadian associate) for the claimant in an ICC arbitration regarding the purported termination of an IT master services agreement worth over CAD 1 billion

Assisted (as a Harold G. Fox Scholar) with a DIFC-LCIA arbitration arising out of alleged variations and delays in relation to an architectural design consultancy agreement governed by Qatari law

Galen has significant experience in construction matters, with previous experience in arbitral proceedings, adjudications, and proceedings before the Technology and Construction Court.

Featured Construction, Engineering and Energy cases

Instructed as junior counsel (with Sean Brannigan KC and Alice Carse) for the developer in a dispute regarding alleged defects (including defective cladding) in a large residential development, with claims in excess of £80 million

Instructed as junior counsel (with James Leabeater KC and Martyn Naylor) in ad hoc arbitral proceedings arising from alleged defects in two residential developments, with claims in excess of £5 million

Instructed as sole counsel to appear on behalf of the landlord at a case management hearing before the First Tier Tribunal in relation to an application for a remediation order

Assisted (as a pupil) with advice regarding strategic and legal issues in an ICC arbitration in relation to a contract for the design, construction, and commissioning of a power station in the Middle East, with claims in excess of USD 425 million

Assisted (as a pupil) with drafting pleadings in relation to a £1.5 million claim for the remediation of cladding defects

Assisted (as a pupil) with all aspects of an adjudication in relation to alleged rebate due under a construction contract

Acted (as a Canadian associate) for the claimant in proceedings arising from the allegedly negligent design and installation of wind turbines, with claims in excess of CAD 100 million

Advised (as a Canadian associate) on prospective claims in relation to alleged defects under a long-term design, build, operate and manage contract for a hospital

Galen has a particular interest in shipping law and has a broad range of experience in shipping litigation and arbitration. Galen has experience with cases involving jurisdictional and service issues and has assisted with anti-suit injunctions as well as service-out and substituted service applications. Galen recently completed a three-month secondment to the shipping disputes team at a leading London law firm, where he regularly assisted the team by providing formal and informal advices and preparing documents for arbitral and court proceedings.

Featured Shipping cases

Instructed as junior counsel (with James Leabeater KC) in an LMAA arbitration involving competing claims of repudiation of a charterparty and an alleged failure to maintain the vessel with a claim in excess of £15 million

Instructed as junior counsel (with Alexander Wright KC) in an LMAA arbitration regarding the repudiation and termination of a contract for the sale of a bulk carrier

Instructed as sole counsel to prepare closing submissions in an LMAA arbitration regarding the question of whether a specific port was an “open port or berth” within the meaning of a charterparty

Instructed as junior counsel (with James Leabeater KC) in an LCIA arbitration regarding liability for hire during an extended period in which the vessel was under arrest

Instructed as sole counsel to prepare claim submissions and reply submissions in an LMAA arbitration in relation to a cargo contamination claim

Instructed as sole counsel to advise on the merits of certain disputed deductions on a provisional hire statement, including deductions attributable to off hire periods, hold cleaning, and bunkering costs

Assisted (as a pupil) with enforcement proceedings before the Commercial Court in relation to an arbitral award and court order requiring redelivery of vessels following termination of their charterparties, including seeking anti-suit injunctions and the commencement of contempt proceedings

Assisted (as a pupil) with advice on the merits and the preparation of LMAA claim submissions arising from alleged failures to maintain a vessel and the subsequent breach of her performance warranties

Galen has experience in commercial litigation both in England & Wales and in Canada, including particular expertise in relation to class actions.

Featured Commercial Litigation cases

Instructed as sole counsel in relation to a dispute regarding the treatment of VAT under a consumer contract with significant precedential value to the business

Assisted (as a pupil) with advising on the merits of a proposed novel class action strategy in relation to certain breaches of the Competition Act 1998

Assisted (as a pupil) with the preparation of pleadings in relation to allegations of bribery and breaches of directors’ duties

Acted (as a Canadian associate) for a defendant in a CAD 85 billion class action brought by the Government of British Columbia (on behalf of itself and other provincial governments) against the manufacturers and distributors of certain opioid products

Acted (as a Canadian associate) for an investment company facing allegations of breaches of applicable securities laws brought by the Ontario Securities Commission

Assisted (as a Harold G. Fox Scholar) with the preparation of opening written submissions in a USD 280 million claim arising out of a fraudulent commodity trading scheme

Galen has considerable interest in cases involving sanctions. Galen is particularly well-placed to advise on sanctions disputes involving multiple jurisdictions, having previously worked on cases involving the American, Canadian, English and European sanctions regimes.

Featured Sanctions cases

Instructed as sole counsel in relation to a commercial court claim brought by a sanctioned entity seeking the return of USD 9 million in advance payments under a contract for the supply of fuel

Assisted (on a disclosed devilling basis) Sean Brannigan KC in an LCIA arbitration regarding the enforceability of bank guarantees in favour of a corporation that was allegedly sanctioned under the laws of another country and the application of the principle in Ralli Brothers

Assisted (as a pupil) with the preparation of defence and counterclaim submissions as part of an LMAA arbitration arising out of alleged violations of the Russian oil price cap

Assisted (as a Harold G. Fox Scholar) with advice regarding the application of the “second condition” under s. 7 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to a large Russian company

Galen is developing a professional negligence practice and has experience with a range of professional negligence claims.

Featured Professional Negligence cases

Instructed as sole counsel to advise on a Part 36 offer and the merits of a claim in relation to allegations of professional negligence by a surveyor

Instructed as sole counsel to advise on and draft pleadings regarding allegations of professional negligence and breaches of contract against a dentist

Acted (as a Canadian associate) for the claimant in a claim against the architects of a power plant alleging professional negligence and breaches of contract

Assisted (as a Harold G. Fox Scholar) with a claim against an architect alleging various breaches of contract and duty in relation to the design of a residential renovation project

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To instruct Galen please contact our clerks on +44 (0)20 7842 5523 or email [email protected].

Osgoode Hall Law School:

  • D Paul Emond ’72 Award
  • Hyman Bergel Class Prize in Advanced Torts
  • Fogler, Rubinoff LLP Prize
  • Clifton H Lane Memorial Prize
  • Osgoode Hall Law School Upper Year Award of Excellence (2X recipient)

University of Victoria:

  • Presidents Excellence Fund Grant (2X recipient).
  • National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Industrial Undergraduate Research
  • Leonard Foundation Scholarship (2X recipient)

Galen has a first-class equivalent degree in biochemistry from the University of Victoria and a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School. He has won numerous academic awards and graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in the top 2% of his class.

  • Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with Co-Op Designation, University of Victoria–First Class Equivalent
  • Juris Doctor, Osgoode Hall Law School – First Class Equivalent
  • Bar Transfer Test, BPP University

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