Background

Transport

Our barristers have a longstanding reputation for their expertise within the transport industry.

Our experience spans the aviation, maritime, road and rail sectors and includes the initial construction and creation of infrastructure, day-to-day operational aspects of the transport industry and in-service technical failures.

Almost every mode of transport either has seen or is seeing a rapid adoption of new technology at every infrastructural layer. This inevitably leads to disputes involving highly complex technical evidence as well as difficult issues of law. We are particularly well placed to deal with such disputes owing to our deep expertise in the technology space.

Transport projects present unique challenges, often owing to the inherent link between the provision of transport and national government bodies. The dynamics of no two disputes are the same. We have both domestic and international experience of transport disputes with some of our most recent work arising from London and other major UK cities, mainland Europe, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Oman and Doha in the Middle East, Africa and China.

We regularly represent and advise clients on disputes relating to several transport specific issues including:

  • Automotives
  • Autonomous vehicles
  • Aviation and airline operators
  • Digitisation and new technology
  • Movement of people and commodities
  • New transport systems including HS2 / Queen Elizabeth line
  • PFI road projects
  • Rail infrastructure
  • Regulation
  • Shipping and international trade
  • Safety-critical software
  • Technology underpinning smart cities, including blockchain, IoT and advanced data analytics

For further information or assistance on our Transport practice please contact Practice Directors, Paul Bloxham and Billy Griffiths below.

Or call our main line:
T: +44 (0)20 7842 5555


Transport Clerks

Our Transport Barristers

Rachel Ansell KC

Head of Chambers

Call 1995 | Silk 2014

Benjamin Pilling KC

Head of Chambers

Call 1997 | Silk 2015

Lord Marks KC

Call 1975 | Silk 1995

Nigel Tozzi KC

Call 1980 | Silk 2001

Alex Charlton KC, FCIArb

Call 1983 | Silk 2008

Sean Brannigan KC

Call 1994 | Silk 2009

Professional Negligence

Stephen Cogley KC

Call 1984 | Silk 2011

Sean O’Sullivan KC

Call 1997 | Silk 2014

Alexander Hickey KC

Call 1995 | Silk 2016

Lynne McCafferty KC

Call 1997 | Silk 2018

Alex Potts KC

Call 2000 | Silk 2018

James Leabeater KC

Call 1999 | Silk 2019

Jessica Stephens KC

Call 2001 | Silk 2019

Claire Packman KC

Call 1996 | Silk 2021

Alexander Wright KC

Call 2007 | Silk 2022

Matthew Lavy KC

Call 2004 | Silk 2023

Sanjay Patel KC

Call 2010 | Silk 2024

Jennie Gillies KC, FCiArb

Call 2000 | Silk 2026

James Bowling

Call 1999

James Watthey

Call 2000 (England & Wales) 2024 (BVI)

Thomas Crangle

Call 2002

George Woods

Call 2003

James Hatt

Call 2003

Luke Wygas

Call 2004

Iain Munro

Call 2009

Rani Noakes

Call 2010

Thomas Steward

Call 2011

Ed Jones

Call 2012

Daniel Churcher

Call 2012

Robert Scrivener

Call 2013

Helen Dennis

Call 2013

Quentin Tannock

Call 2016

Neil Dowers

Call 2016

Anna Hoffmann

Call 2018

Transport

Kajetan Wandowicz

Call 2018 (England), 2024 (BVI)

Shipbuilding

John Rowland KC

Call 1979 | Silk 1996


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