Direct Access Barrister

Keane Davison

Keane is a Commercial, Employment and Sports Barrister who combines his previous in-house experience at a global bank with his current practice helping clients to obtain results. He can assist with all stages of proceedings from initial merits assessments, through to final hearings.

Keane has appeared as counsel in the County Court, High Court and various Tribunals, supporting clients across a broad range of industries. He was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2020 and subsequently to the Bar of England and Wales in 2023. He is known for his ability to give commercially realistic advice and identify the core issues of a case, to bring it to completion.

Before returning to private practice, Keane worked at a global, tier 1 investment bank as an in-house Barrister. This provides him with a unique perspective, particularly for his commercial clients, in understanding the commercial and business risks and opportunities for those who instruct him (both as a Claimant or Defendant/Respondent). He is passionate about providing his clients with 'real world' solutions in the legal context in which they find themselves. He is also a school Governor and National Panel Rugby Referee.

Area of Law

Business and Corporate

Keane deals regularly with business, corporate and company disputes in all courts and on advisory matters for business stakeholders.

Commercial

Keane deals with a variety of commercial disputes and has built a strong advisory practice in this area in addition to his contentious litigation.

Employment and Pensions

Keane has experience in the employment tribunal for all dispute types. He has experience defending claims and acting on behalf of claimants across the broad spectrum of employment litigation.

Sport

Keane has acted for athletes, referees and governing bodies. He is passionate about sport and obtaining results for his clients, particularly in disciplinary hearings (which he himself has sat on decision making panels for). He has aided sporting bodies in reviews and provided drafting & advisory work across different sporting contexts.

What sort of work do I do?

Commercial
Keane acts for clients in a traditional commercial litigation sense, but also for banking and finance matters. This work encompasses written advisory & drafting elements and attendance at court for all stages of proceedings, from interlocutory hearings to trials.

Employment
Keane is equally at home in the employment tribunals, acting on both Claimant and Respondent side. He has maintained a strong practice across all claim categories including (but not limited to); dismissals, discrimination (disability, race, religion, sex, age, belief, maternity & pregnancy), whistleblowing, redundancy, harassment and unlawful deduction of wages.

Sport
Keane has a passion for sports law - regularly helping athletes, referees, administrators and governing bodies. This practice consists of advisory and drafting help, but also including more contentious matters across the varied 'black letter law' spectrum. Keane has acted for athletes in disciplinary hearings and has sat as a disciplinary panel member.

Keane is always interested in supporting clients through assessing evidence, identifying claims, formulating strategies and providing excellent representation at substantive hearings.

Who do I work for?

Keane welcomes instructions from all clients across all verticals. Whether it be a business (small medium or large), employer, employee, in-house counsel or sporting industry stakeholder.

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