Sarah Hannaford QC

Keating Chambers

When it comes to public procurement disputes, Keating Chambers’ Sarah Hannaford QC leads the market. After securing a major win for HS2 in defence of a £100m procurement claim pursued by Bechtel last March, Hannaford will be back in court for HS2 again later this year when it will face a massive procurement challenge from Siemens Mobility. But that is some way off yet; ahead of that there is a string of high-profile cases to contend with.

This includes an expedited trial in January for the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in a case being brought by Vodafone. Then, in May, she will appear for the Met Office in a dispute listed as one to watch in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases, with Atos IT Services challenging the procurement process used to award the weather and climate change supercomputer contract. These are just a few highlights for Hannaford, whose practice also spans construction litigation.

An intellectual heavyweight with strong leadership skills, Hannaford is a silk who wins even the most challenging cases.