Kim Franklin KC

Steelworks and Processing Plant

• Sole arbitrator for ICC arbitration seated in Abu Dhabi for disputes arising out of a contract for the water-cooled chiller package for a high-profile mixed-use development in the UAE.
• Appointed ICC sole arbitrator for expedited procedure of claims concerning an industrial water treatment plant in the Czech Republic.
• Acting as party-appointed Arbitrator in an ICC Arbitration for a fertilizer terminal in Tanzania.
• Decided as Adjudicator claims by international consultants for services provided at UK steelworks.
• Adjudicator – dispute between steelwork supplier and contractor for a UK LNG gas processing plant.
• Advising a Japanese chemical company successfully resisting construction claims for a chemical processing plant in the UK at an extended series of arbitration hearings under ICC rules in London.

Selected Cases

Articles

• Women in Construction Adjudication – An article by Kim Franklin KC

Events

• Kim Franklin KC to speak at The Adjudication Society Annual Conference 2023
• Dubai Arbitration Week, 14-18 November 2022

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News

• Kim Franklin QC to join panel at upcoming CIArb London Branch and KCL webinar: “Streamlining Evidence In Construction Disputes”
• Roger ter Haar QC, David Sears QC and Kim Franklin QC appointed to ADGM Arbitration Centre – Panel of Arbitrators

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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 long-established Construction Law Journal.  With Susan Lindsey, Kim was well known for their popular Legal Column in The Architects Journal.
• Inspirational speaker for professional women 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).
• Lecturer, Construction Law MSc, Kings College London

Memberships

• ICC UK Arbitration & ADR Committee Member, Technology & Construction Courts Barristers Association (TECBAR).
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Specialist Adjudication Group former London Branch PRO and PCC Chair).
• Society of Construction Arbitrators (Former Committee Member).
• Society of Construction Law (Former Council Member).
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
• Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (Liveryman).
• Arbitral Women.

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.

• Kim is a delight to work with; sensible and proactive. (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. (2022)
• She has everyone eating out of her hand. If there are two warring parties, Kim as arbitrator gets them to cooperate and calms everybody. (2021)
• Very well organised and good at keeping the parties to the mark.  Writes extremely clearly and immediately. (2019) 
• Clever, practical and no-nonsense, she has no airs and graces and is fun to work with. (2018)
• 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 (2015)
• A true construction expert, especially good on international cases (2015)
• Extremely talented with formidable attention to detail and enormous experience (2014)