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About
Provided by Serena Cheng KC
Practice Areas
Serena Cheng KC is a commercial litigation and arbitration specialist whose practice focuses on technically and legally complex energy, engineering and infrastructure disputes. She is an experienced trial advocate who has represented a wide range of employers and contractors both domestically and internationally, with a particular emphasis on the Far East and Middle East.
Reported cases include: Kingstone Civil Engineering Ltd. v. Lane End Developments Construction Ltd. [2020] 1 BLR Plus 41, Construction Law Reporter 7 September 2020, CILL 4 October 2020; Blackpool Borough Council v. Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd. & (1) Range Roofing and Cladding Ltd & (2) RPS Planning and Development Ltd & (3) Caunton Engineering Ltd [2020] BLR 340, [2020] TCLR 4; Lulu Construction Ltd v. Mulalley & Co Ltd [2016] EWHC 1852; Malcolm Charles Contracts Ltd v Crispin & Zhang [2016] 1 All ER (Comm) 9; Eurocom Ltd v Siemens PLC [2015] BLR 1,University of Brighton v Dovehouse Interiors Ltd [2014] BLR 432 153 Con LR 147; Hillcrest Homes Ltd v Beresford & Curbishley Ltd [2014] 153 Con LR 179, Doosan Babcock Ltd v Comercializadora de Equipos y Materiales MABE LDA [2014] BLR 33.
Career
LLB(Hons) (London) 1999; called to the Bar Lincoln's Inn 2000.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR; LCLCBA; SCL and TECBAR. Serena served on TECBAR’s Management Committee from c.2010 to 2017.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Serena Cheng KC is a silk with a robust practice acting for contractors in technically complex engineering and energy disputes. She is instructed in complex cases both domestically and abroad, including in the Middle East and Far East. She is active in international arbitrations in addition to adjudication proceedings.
Serena Cheng KC is an accomplished professional negligence advocate with in-depth knowledge of construction-related matters. She is extremely well versed in design defect claims and fire safety issues, and has experience in working both domestically and internationally.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Serena Cheng is incredibly thorough and very well organised."
"Serena's attention to detail and user-friendly approach make her stand out."
"She grasps issues immediately and gets right into the detail. Her advice is well-reasoned and comprehensive."
"Serena is very detailed and very thorough."
"She is very tenacious, with an impressive mixed practice."
"Serena Cheng is incredibly thorough and very well organised."
"Serena's attention to detail and user-friendly approach make her stand out."
"She grasps issues immediately and gets right into the detail. Her advice is well-reasoned and comprehensive."
"Serena is very detailed and very thorough."
"She is very tenacious, with an impressive mixed practice."
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