Power Energy and Recycling Systems
- Chair, ICC rules, payment issues for a coal-fired power plant in India.
- Adjudicator for payment issues under civils contracts for Open Cycle Gas Power Station in Wales.
- Party Appointment, ICC rules, $45m sub-contract for LNG Project in British Columbia.
- Party nomination, HKIAC rules, coal-fire power plant project in the Philippines.
- Party Appointment, LCIA rules, hydropower project in Tanzania.
- Party Appointed Arbitrator, specialist delay claims, ADCCAC rules, oil refinery works in Abu Dhabi.
- Adjudicator for contractors claims under IChemE rules, civils works for a waste plant in the UK.
- Party Appointment, serial ICC arbitrations arising out of a UK biomass power station.
- Emergency Arbitrator, ICC Rules, emergency claims under long-term maintenance agreements for a power plant in India.
- Adjudicator for specialist contractor’s delay and variation claims under IChemE rules, for process engineering works for an energy from waste plant in the UK’s South East.
- Adjudicator for specialist contractor’s claims for losses during works at an UK energy recovery plant.
- Adjudicator for high value damages claims for defective turbine at a UK waste to energy plant.
- Tribunal Chair, ICC arbitration seated in London for a contract for a power plant in Pakistan.
- CIArb appointed Adjudicator for completion disputes for a biomass plant in the UK’s North.
- Party Appointment, ICC arbitration, pipework contract for the largest refinery project in Egypt.
- Party Appointment, ICC arbitration seated in Geneva. EPC contract for a power plant project in Iraq.
- PFI Panel Adjudicator for serial disputes under a contract for a UK BMT waste processing plant.
- Adjudicator for claims for international engineering services for a UK waste recovery park.
- Successfully acting as leader for an Antiguan power provider’s Privy Council Appeal against the American International Bank.
- Advising a power company on claims against the Antiguan Government for breach of a Joint Venture Agreement in favour of rival foreign contractors. At first instance, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal and appearing in the successful appeal to the Privy Council.
- Advising power providers in connection with claims for the construction of power plants in the UK in a series of arbitration hearings of claims, including the construction of the piled foundations.
Selected Cases
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Articles
Qualifications
- King’s Counsel – 2016
- Chartered Arbitrator/FCIArb – 2000/1997
- Accredited Adjudicator – 1998
- Called to the Bar (Middle Temple) 1984
- LLB University of Warwick 1983.
Publications and Conferences
- Joint editor of the Construction Law Journal. Popular Legal Column in The Architects Journal.
- Inspirational diversity speaker IWD (2021-2022).
- Chairing MBL Construction Law Conferences (2017- 2022).
- Speaker at Society of Construction Arbitrators conference 2022.
- Panel chair for CIArb DAS Convention (2019, 2020).
- Panel speaker at GAR Live, Paris Arbitration Week (2019) and Abu Dhabi (2024) ICC UK conference (2024) Lecturer, Construction Law MSc, Kings College London.
Memberships
- ICC UK Arbitration & ADR Committee Member and Expedited Procedures Working Group.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Specialist Adjudication Group former London Branch PRO and PCC Chair).
- SCA (Former Committee Member).
- SCL (Former Council Member).
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (Liveryman).
Rankings
- A well-regarded silk with expertise in complex international disputes involving engineering infrastructure projects, Kim Franklin QC acts in DIAC and ICC arbitrations in the UK and the Gulf.
- She has everyone eating out of her hand. If there are two warring parties, Kim as arbitrator gets them to cooperate and calms everybody.
- Very well organised and good at keeping the parties to the mark. Writes extremely clearly and immediately. Clever, practical and no-nonsense, she has no airs and graces and is fun to work with.
- She has a good, firm hand on the tiller and is very good at steering a case. She shows a great energy and endless patience. She gets the job done and puts her back into it.
- Extremely talented with formidable attention to detail and enormous experience … A true construction expert, especially good on international cases.
Recommendations
“Kim is efficient, very responsive and has good judgement.”…”She’s thorough with great attention to detail.”
Chambers & Partners, 2025
“Kim is a delight to work with; sensible and proactive.”
Chambers & Partners, 2023
“She is always a pleasure to work with. She is really good at reducing complicated matters and she is always one of the best prepared.”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
“She is very sharp and commercial but also pleasant to deal with.”; “She has everyone eating out of her hand. If there are two warring parties, Kim as arbitrator gets them to cooperate and calms everybody.”
Chambers & Partners, 2021
“She is very practical, good with clients, and writes extremely clearly and immediately.” “She is very well organised and very good at keeping the parties to the mark.”
Chambers & Partners, 2020
“An excellent new silk”
Legal 500, 2017
“Terrific with clients.”
Chambers & Partners, 2017
“A skilled advocate with a pragmatic approach.”
Legal 500, 2017
“She has a deep knowledge of construction law.”
Chambers & Partners, 2016
“A true construction expert, especially good on international cases.”
Legal 500, 2015
“She has a good , firm hand on the tiller and is very good at steering a case.” “She shows a great deal of energy and endless patience.” “She gets the job done and puts her back into it..”
Chambers & Partners, 2015
“extremely talented” with “formidable attention to detail and enormous experience.”
Chambers & Partners, 2014
