Keir Baker

Associate

London Phone +44.20.3201.5494 Fax +44.20.3201.5001

Condor House//5-10 St. Paul's Churchyard//London, EC4M 8AL//United Kingdom

Keir Baker advises clients on complex commercial disputes in the English courts and in international arbitration. He has experience in matters before the English High Court and in arbitration disputes under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre (prior to its abolition). Keir also advises clients on corporate governance and regulatory compliance, including investigations and regulatory enforcement issues.

Keir’s recent experience includes advising institutional shareholders in UK-listed companies in complex securities litigation. He is involved with a number of market-leading claims under Section 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, including cases in which the English courts have considered novel questions of law relating to that provision.

Keir was previously seconded to Morgan Lewis’s Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. During this time, Keir advised regional and international clients on a variety of matters under the laws of the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Only two years after qualification, Keir was recommended in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 UK, in which clients indicated that he “stand[s] out” for his work on banking and financial services litigations.

Selected Representations

A New York investment firm in a first-of-its-kind £300 million High Court claim against a major UK retailer under Section 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2020)
Two groups of institutional investors in separate £100 million High Court claims against large UK outsourcing companies under Section 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
A UAE defence manufacturer in a high-value DIFC-LCIA arbitration defending a more than £100 million claim in relation to the termination of a joint venture involving the purchase and conversion of military aircraft
A Luxembourg commodities trader in an LCIA arbitration bringing a £16 million claim in relation to funding and offtake arrangements for a tin mining company, and a related challenge before the English High Court under Section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996
A UK insurance company and its US holding company in a £25 million High Court claim for deceit and breach of warranty arising out of the acquisition of an insurance broker

Awards and Affiliations

Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, The Legal 500 UK (2023)

Admissions

England & Wales (Solicitor)

Education

University of Cambridge, 2021, MA (Cantab)
BPP Law School, London, 2018, LPC
University of Cambridge, 2017, B.A.

Sectors

Services

Regions

Europe

Publications

1/24/2023 - Representative Action Directive Impacts EU Consumer Class Actions, Bloomberg Law

1/1/2023 - Collective Actions in the UK and EU Two Years On: The Groundswell Continues, Class and Group Actions Laws and Regulations 2023

10/4/2022 - UK Law Commission Publishes Consultation Paper for Review of Arbitration Act 1996

12/7/2021 - UK Law Commission to Review Arbitration Act 1996

2020 - Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment 2020 – Conducting Global Investigations Amid Uncertainty