Ciaran Keller
Ciaran’s practice includes commercial and commercial chancery litigation and arbitration. He is ranked in the latest editions of the legal directories as a leading junior in seven practice areas: Commercial Dispute Resolution; Commercial Chancery; Banking and Finance; Civil Fraud; Company and Partnership; Energy; and Offshore.
Ciaran is regularly instructed in large scale international disputes and cases involving jurisdictional and private international law issues, freezing orders and interlocutory relief.
Ciaran’s arbitration practice includes domestic and international arbitrations (institutional and ad hoc) and related court applications, including challenges to awards and claims to enforce or resist enforcement of foreign awards in England and multi-jurisdictional litigation to enforce English awards overseas.
Ciaran has acted in a number of claims for and against sovereign states and state entities.
Ciaran also has a notable offshore practice, having been instructed on disputes in, among others, Jersey, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands the DIFC and Hong Kong. He has been admitted as a member of the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.
Ciaran was formerly a Member of HM Diplomatic Service (serving at the United Nations and the British Embassy, Lisbon).