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“Siân is ferociously bright. She is unerringly logical, and nobody can defend a claim with more robust defiance and grit. Her manner and approach inspire confidence, trust and complete reassurance. She was born to be a high flying barrister.”
“Siân is an intellectual giant and she inspires confidence in all she does. She is tenacious and hard-working, she gains the confidence of the client and she’s a very good communicator.” – Chambers & Partners, 2023
“Siân is a stellar advocate. She is highly articulate and tenacious, and is excellent in cross-examination. She is always very prepared and completely on top of the facts.” – Legal 500, 2023
“Siân is always on top of the details of a case and is excellent in the way that she leads a team of lawyers and experts on a case. This means that time is used to the best effect, and that clients take a great deal of confidence from the advice that she gives.” – Legal 500, 2023
“Siân is ferociously bright. She is unerringly logical, and nobody can defend a claim with more robust defiance and grit. Her manner and approach inspire confidence, trust and complete reassurance. She was born to be a high flying barrister.” – Legal 500, 2023
“Siân is a highly persuasive advocate with a keen intellect and a remarkable eye to detail. She can articulate complex legal issues in a simple way to help clients to understand the technical arguments and can flex her presentation style to the audience to ensure her message is understood.” – Legal 500, 2022
“An insightful silk who is quickly able to master technical details, and is utterly tenacious in fighting for her client. If you want someone to get the best for a client backed into a corner, she would be a marvellous choice of advocate.” – Legal 500, 2022
“A very practical barrister; she’s good on the law but she also looks beyond the pure legal points in terms of strategy, where we want to end up and how to negotiate.” “Excellent – she has the ear of the court and is always really well prepared.” – Chambers & Partners 2022
“She is terrific, technically very good, gets into the detail and has excellent written and oral advocacy.” “She offers a robust analysis of a case as well as excellent trial advocacy.” – Chambers & Partners 2022
“A hard worker and good fighter for her clients who is good on detail.” – Chambers & Partners 2022
“Siân Mirchandani QC is “a very effective silk” who “commands the confidence of the court”, excelling in professional negligence claims arising from large scale construction projects.” – Who’s Who Legal, 2022
“Siân Mirchandani QC comes highly recommended by peers as “a really impressive silk who is in complete control of the material”. Her “ability to maintain the confidence and trust of the court” is further applauded.” – Who’s Who Legal, 2022
Siân Mirchandani QC has established a broad commercial practice encompassing construction/engineering, professional liability claims, insurance and disciplinary claims in court proceedings, arbitrations and adjudications.
A particular interest in disputes involving construction, IT, technical and scientific elements has led to Siân’s strong construction/engineering practice. Siân is accomplished at dealing with complex professional negligence claims and is often instructed in group actions against professionals. Siân also has experience in regulatory and experimental product testing claims, arbitrations and adjudications.
Prior to her successful first application for silk in 2018, Siân was recognised as a Leading Junior by the directories for Construction, Professional Negligence and Disciplinary.
Siân has wide and considerable experience of professional liability claims, including claims against accountants and auditors, architects, building inspectors, engineers, financial services professionals, insolvency practitioners, insurance brokers and agents, lawyers (solicitors and barristers), surveyors and valuers, receivers, land management agents, farm management agents, estate agents, clinicians and veterinary surgeons. Qualified as a TECBAR accredited adjudicator. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Siân also has considerable experience of professional disciplinary tribunals (particularly architects and building inspectors), arbitrations, adjudications and mediations. Having qualified from Cambridge University as a veterinary surgeon in 1992, Siân worked in academic and general practice as a veterinary surgeon before coming to the Bar and joining Chambers in 1998.
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“Siân is ferociously bright. She is unerringly logical, and nobody can defend a claim with more robust defiance and grit. Her manner and approach inspire confidence, trust and complete reassurance. She was born to be a high flying barrister. ” – Legal 500, 2023
“Siân Mirchandani QC is “a very effective silk” who “commands the confidence of the court”, excelling in professional negligence claims arising from large scale construction projects.” – Who’s Who Legal, Professional Negligence 2022, Tier 3
“Siân is ferociously bright. She is unerringly logical, and nobody can defend a claim with more robust defiance and grit. Her manner and approach inspire confidence, trust and complete reassurance. She was born to be a high flying barrister.” – Legal 500, 2022
“A very practical barrister; she’s good on the law but she also looks beyond the pure legal points in terms of strategy, where we want to end up and how to negotiate.” “Excellent – she has the ear of the court and is always really well prepared.” – Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Provides easy to understand advice in a timely fashion.” – Legal 500, 2020
“She has always impressed and will thrive in silk.” “She knows the case inside out and backwards, and works incredibly hard.” – Chambers & Partners, 2020
“She is extremely intelligent and quick to grasp the points in a case, providing both legal and commercial advice. She is extremely approachable and is able to deal with difficult instructing clients with calmness and professionalism. Working with her is a pleasure.” – Chambers & Partners, 2020
“She is tremendously bright, has a tenacious eye for detail, and brings a new level of strategic thinking to the table.” – Legal 500, 2019
“She is very competent and thorough and hits the right points in the right places.” “Extremely responsive wherever she is and whatever the time zone. She has a very reassuring demeanour that instils confidence all round.” – Chambers & Partners, 2019
“Siân Mirchandani QC is recognised for her superb professional negligence practice.” – Who’s Who Legal, 2019
Siân has considerable experience of claims involving professionals of all types. With her professional and scientific background, Siân relishes cases which involve scientific aspects or technical issues, and this has led to a strong practice in the Technology & Construction Court with instructions from a wide range of construction professionals including: architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, building surveyors, approved inspectors, Employer’s Agents and project managers.
Siân has become known for adopting a commercial and problem-solving ‘can do’ approach which has led to instructions on complex cases from employers, contractors and sub-contractors, as well as insurers and professionals. Her ‘pure construction’ work complements her continuing construction and property professionals’ practice.
Siân has particularly developed a practice involving claims arising from design and construction of unusual buildings, and farm or agricultural buildings, where the combination of her veterinary background and her experience in construction claims as well as professional liability claims has given her clients a considerable advantage.
Siân was instructed on a number of high value claims against major firms of valuers involving commercial properties packaged as ‘tax efficient’ investments in Germany, Denmark and the UK via securitisation transactions (‘commercial mortgage backed securities’ CMBS). These cases involved complex valuations using yields and estimates of income for hotels (K/S Lincoln et al v CBRE Richard Ellis); factory outlet centres (Capita Alternative Fund Services & Matrix Securities v Drivers Jonas); a large multi-use warehouse and department store in Germany (Titan Europe 2006-3 Plc v Colliers International UK Plc); a group of commercial buildings in London (Whitetower 2006-3 Plc v Colliers International UK Plc); a group of four substantial office buildings near the Tower of London (LRC Holdings v BNP Paribas).
Siân is regularly instructed on behalf of barristers and solicitors being sued by former clients who value her thorough and quick forensic analysis, followed by clear strategies to bring the claims to an early resolution.
Siân has wide experience of group action claims against solicitors who acted on ‘right to buy’ schemes and developments where clients ‘bought’ leasehold interests in individual units (e.g. rooms in student accommodation, care home suites, hotels rooms, ‘off plan’ holiday properties) both in the UK and abroad.
Siân has wide ranging experience of acting on claims for and against accounting professionals for various failures to advise on appropriate tax & VAT strategies (e.g. film partnerships, VAT schemes, Research & Development allowances).
Siân has experience of claims involving land agents, estate agents, and claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
Siân particularly enjoys cases in new fields and jurisdictions, and cases in all areas of her practice which involve working alongside solicitors, and other professionals, as part of an interchangeable team, dealing with vast amounts of documentation, e-disclosure, or claims involving large numbers of sub-claims and group actions. Siân is very familiar with cases involving use of electronic databases and e-documents, rather than conventional paper documents.
Siân has acted in a very wide variety of lawyers’ negligence claims, including lost litigation and other ‘loss of a chance’ and ‘package of rights’ claims (acting for and against both solicitors and barristers).
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Sian’s wide ranging experience of lawyers’ negligence claims includes:
Siân has wide ranging experience of acting for and against accountants, auditors and tax advisers (particularly high net worth individuals’ tax deferral and avoidance schemes involving film finance, or other bespoke investment products).
Siân has acted for and against accountants including the following cases:
Siân has experience of claims against independent financial advisers, including:
Siân has acted for a number of the prominent insurance broking practices in the City of London. She has also represented clients against their former insurance brokers in claims concerning selling unsuitable products, failing to advise of necessary products, failure by broker and/or client to give material disclosure to insurer; claims concerning a chain of brokers: introducing, producing, placing brokers, and their respective liabilities to insured and insurer. Sian is often instructed in multi-party disputes where both insurers and brokers are defendants.
Siân’s experience in this area includes the following cases:
Siân is regularly instructed to act on behalf of surveyors and valuers, including claims brought by lenders, as well as pursuing valuers when acting for lenders and solicitors in claims arising out of mortgage transactions. Siân has acted in a number of high value claims against valuers concerning ‘income generating assets’ such as office blocks and other commercial premises. Siân was the leading junior for claims arising out of UK and EU securitisation transactions known as ‘commercial mortgage back securities’ (CMBS) against major firms of valuers following their valuation of commercial properties packaged a ‘tax efficient’ investments, having been instructed in the main cases. Siân is very familiar with the valuation methodologies in commercial property valuation for investment purposes and lending practices involved in securitisation transactions and portfolio lending.
Siân’s experience in this area includes the following cases:
Siân has a full range of experience of:
“Tenacious, with a sharp and incisive legal mind.” – Legal 500, 2020
“She always gets straight to the key legal points. She provides good, clear written advice and is excellent on her feet. She has a well-earned and deserved reputation as a construction specialist.” – Chambers & Partners, 2020
“An excellent advocate – tenacious and extremely detailed, identifying potential problems and arguments even before they arise.” – Legal 500, 2019
“Proactive, helpful” and “someone who prepares the case very well.” – Chambers & Partners, 2019
Siân has wide experience of advising and acting for employers, contractors and sub-contractors in disputes brought in the London and regional Technology and Construction Courts, as well as Northern Ireland including:
Considerable experience of residential construction disputes advising and acting for employers, architects, contractors and sub-contractors involving:
Experience of acting on claims against veterinary surgeons, and in defending such claims and in disciplinary matters. Particular experience of claims concerning food production animals; milk production and milk losses; equine loss or amenity value claims; loss of opportunity (prize money in racing, show jumping).
“Siân is always on top of the details of a case and is excellent in the way that she leads a team of lawyers and experts on a case. This means that time is used to the best effect, and that clients take a great deal of confidence from the advice that she gives.” – Legal 500, 2023
“An insightful silk who is quickly able to master technical details, and is utterly tenacious in fighting for her client. If you want someone to get the best for a client backed into a corner, she would be a marvellous choice of advocate.” – Legal 500, 2022
“Siân Mirchandani QC is “a tenacious advocate”, and “highly respected” for her impressive handling of professional negligence and disciplinary proceedings.” Who’s Who Legal 2020
“Her calm and authoritative manner inspires confidence in clients.”– Legal 500, 2020
“Well organised, with a good understanding of clinical issues in cases.” – Legal 500, 2019
Siân has a significant practice in defending professionals before professional disciplinary bodies, including ARB, RIBA, ACCA, ICAEW, RICS. Sian is a former member of the Disciplinary Panel for the Council of the Inns of Court which is concerned with barristers’ conduct and service issues, and was also part of a working party advising the RCVS and drafted the RCVS’ current guidance on the roles of expert witnesses. Siân is also a member of the Ethical Conduct Body of the Society of Antiquities.
Siân has advised on and appeared many times before ARB panels defending architects against a range of complaints.
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“Siân is one of my go-to barristers. She has a very good manner with the clients and her client service is excellent.” “Siân has provided advice and support in a variety of cases. She delivers clear advice in a straightforward manner. Much in demand.” “She has a very technical mind and great attention to detail. She will think through the options and how the case might develop.” “Siân has great attention to detail and was able to deal with a complex matter at short notice.” – Chambers & Partners, 2023
“Siân is a stellar advocate. She is highly articulate and tenacious, and is excellent in cross-examination. She is always very prepared and completely on top of the facts.” – Legal 500, 2023
“Siân Mirchandani QC comes highly recommended by peers as “a really impressive silk who is in complete control of the material”. Her “ability to maintain the confidence and trust of the court” is further applauded.” – Who’s Who Legal, Construction 2022, Tier 4
“Siân is a highly persuasive advocate with a keen intellect and a remarkable eye to detail. She can articulate complex legal issues in a simple way to help clients to understand the technical arguments and can flex her presentation style to the audience to ensure her message is understood.” – Legal 500, 2022
“She is terrific, technically very good, gets into the detail and has excellent written and oral advocacy.” “She offers a robust analysis of a case as well as excellent trial advocacy.” – Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Tenacious, with a sharp and incisive legal mind.” – Legal 500, 2020
“She always gets straight to the key legal points. She provides good, clear written advice and is excellent on her feet. She has a well-earned and deserved reputation as a construction specialist.” – Chambers & Partners, 2020
Siân has wide experience of advising and acting for employers, contractors and sub-contractors in disputes brought in the London and regional Technology and Construction Courts, as well as Northern Ireland including:
Considerable experience of residential construction disputes advising and acting for employers, architects, contractors and sub-contractors involving:
Siân undertakes a wide range of commercial work, including general and international commercial litigation, personal and corporate insolvency, commercial contractual claims. Siân has experience of pursuing freezing injunctions and pre-action disclosure applications.
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“A hard worker and good fighter for her clients who is good on detail.” – Chambers and Partners, 2022
Siân has considerable experience of commercial claims, particularly claims involving fires and destruction of commercial and residential property (and contents). Alongside her insurance and reinsurance practice, Siân is regularly instructed by insurers’ on recovery & subrogated claims arising out of property damage.
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Siân has wide ranging experience of advising and acting for both insurer and insured on claims concerning policy construction and coverage issues (particularly relating to cladding & fire safety claims, BI relief, property damage). Sian is often instructed in claims where the insurer is the co-defendant, alongside a broker following avoidance of a policy.
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Siân has experience of a variety of chancery matters.
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Siân Mirchandani is a barrister practicing in England and Wales, based in London chambers at Four New Square – London’s premier set for Professional Negligence. Siân has practiced at the English Bar since 1997 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2019.
Siân specializes in commercial cases, technology & construction litigation, arbitration and adjudication. A significant proportion of her practice comprises complex construction cases, of all types, often involving professional negligence claims, insurance coverage issues, insolvency and contribution claims. Siân also has a specialist practice in regulatory & drug product testing claims and feed claims, both stemming from her previous career and qualification as a veterinary surgeon (Cambridge).
Siân is a qualified Technology & Construction Bar (TECBAR) adjudicator. Siân has recently undertaken the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ (CIArb) Advanced Fellowship programme and is now building a practice as an arbitrator.
What the Directories say about Siân Mirchandani QC (Chambers, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal)
“utterly tenacious in fighting for her client”
“If you want someone to get the best for a client backed into a corner she would be a marvellous choice of advocate”
“Great analytical skills – excellent drafting and advocacy skills”.
“an excellent advocate – tenacious and extremely detailed, identifying potential problems and arguments even before they arise”
“tremendously bright, has a tenacious eye for detail, and brings a new level of strategic thinking to the table”.
“She’s fantastic: just brilliant to work with and very easy-going and responsive. Very hard-working and diligent.”
“Very bright and incredibly determined and tenacious.”
“She’s incredibly bright, good on the detail and clear and concise with her advice.”
“She’s a great advocate – very considered and measured.”
“Tenacious, with a sharp and incisive legal mind.”
Examples of work as Counsel in court and arbitration proceedings include:
Examples of work as Counsel in court and arbitration proceedings include:
Cladding, fire, flood nuisance, subsidence
Examples of work as Counsel in court and arbitration proceedings include:
Examples of work as Counsel in court and arbitration proceedings include:
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Legal 500“Siân is ferociously bright. She is unerringly logical, and nobody can defend a claim with more robust defiance and grit. Her manner and approach inspire confidence, trust and complete reassurance. She was born to be a high flying barrister.”
Legal 500An excellent advocate – tenacious and extremely detailed, identifying potential problems and arguments even before they arise
Chambers & PartnersShe has a very reassuring demeanour that instils confidence all round
Legal 500Tremendously bright, has a tenacious eye for detail, and brings a new level of strategic thinking to the table
Legal 500She can cut through the complex very quickly.
Siân is a member of the Professional Negligence Bar Association, the Society of Construction Law, COMBAR, TECBAR, the Chancery Bar Association and the London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a TECBAR accredited adjudicator, and a Member of the Ethical Conduct Body, Society of Antiquities.
Education
M.A. Vet M.B. Emmanuel College, Cambridge University
Diploma in Law, City University
BTC, Inns of Court School of Law, London
Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – International Arbitration.
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