Rosemary Jackson KC
Mediator, King's Counsel
Short Introduction
Rosemary Jackson KC is one of the UK's leading construction and engineering mediators, with more than 20 years of mediation experience and a distinguished career spanning construction law, adjudication, arbitration and dispute resolution. A former King's Counsel and specialist construction barrister at Keating Chambers, she is recognised internationally for her expertise in construction, infrastructure, engineering, energy, PFI and PPP projects, professional negligence and complex commercial disputes.
Consistently ranked as a Band 1 Mediator by Chambers & Partners and recognised in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, Rosemary has successfully mediated some of the construction industry's most complex disputes, including multi-party claims, major infrastructure projects and disputes valued up to £2 billion. She is widely respected for her ability to manage technically challenging disputes while helping parties achieve commercially effective outcomes.
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About Work
Rosemary Jackson KC specialises in construction, engineering, infrastructure, energy and commercial disputes, helping contractors, developers, consultants, insurers, public authorities and multinational organisations resolve complex and high-value conflicts. Her work regularly involves major construction projects, professional negligence claims, PFI and PPP disputes, transport infrastructure, utilities, process plants and international engineering projects.
Before moving into full-time mediation, Rosemary spent more than 30 years as one of the UK's leading construction barristers, advising and representing clients in litigation, arbitration, adjudication and contract disputes. Her background provides exceptional insight into the legal, technical and commercial issues that underpin large-scale construction and engineering conflicts.
Her mediation experience includes defects claims, delay and disruption disputes, final account disputes, fire safety and cladding claims, infrastructure projects, energy and utilities disputes, professional negligence matters, insurance claims, property disputes and complex multi-party construction cases. She is particularly experienced in disputes involving technical evidence, multiple stakeholders and long-running projects.
Clients value Rosemary's calm, highly effective and commercially focused approach. She combines meticulous preparation with patience, tenacity and strong case management skills, helping parties navigate difficult negotiations, assess risks realistically and work towards practical and durable settlements.
Expertise
- Commercial & Corporate
- Construction, Property & Planning
- Industry, Energy & Environment
Languages
- English
Awards
CEDR-Accredited since 2001
Honorary Member of the Society of Construction Law awarded Rosemary Honorary Membership. This honour is awarded on account of distinction and eminence and it recognised Rosemary's outstanding contributions to the promotion of ADR in construction disputes, in particular mediation.
Rosemary received the Clare Edwards Award for professional excellence and contribution to the legal profession serving the construction industry in 2018. The award, which is sponsored by TECSA and the Contractor’s Legal Group, is awarded when an exceptional candidate is identified.
Rosemary has also been awarded 'Lawyer of the Year – Mediation’ in the 2021 Who’s Who Legal Awards.
Memberships
- Fellow of Civil Mediation Council
- SIMC International Mediator
- TECBAR panel mediator
- Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean panel Mediator
- Asian International Arbitration Centre panel Mediator
- New Zealand International Arbitration Centre Panel Mediator
- Rosemary is Patron of the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation
- Rosemary was Chair of the Judging Panel for the 2022 and 2024 National Mediation Awards