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Ryan Deane

Ryan Deane

Ryan Deane, a qualified barrister, is a litigation associate who concentrates his practice on internationalarbitration in the engineering, energy and construction sectors.

Ryan completed his pupillage at a leading London chambers after receiving his law degree fromMagdalene College - University of Cambridge and his master’s degree in International Commercial Lawfrom University College London. He was awarded the Hardwicke Scholarship and the Buchanan Prize byLincoln’s Inn in 2011.

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  • Meteorological mast for offshore windfarm (2015-2016) – Acting for employer in dispute overground risk and structural defects in $14 million claim.
  • Logistics operations for deep water drilling (2015) – Dispute over court’s jurisdiction and nonpayment
    in $3.3 million claim.
  • Joint Operating Agreement (2014-2015) – ICC arbitration concerning $130 million overspend on offshore exploration well in West Africa.
  • Advised on operation of payment mechanism under a £205 million national infrastructure project (2014).
  • Led an adjudication relating to a defective concrete slab in a large supermarket (2014).
  • Involved in an LCIA arbitration concerning defective deep sea telecommunication cables (2013).
  • Advised on the interpretation of a shareholders agreement for a joint venture to construct an aluminum smelting plant (2013).
    Involved in an ICC jurisdictional dispute relating to the design and construction of a police station (2013).
  • Assisted with an insurance dispute in connection with a jack-up rig being constructed for use in the North Sea (2013).
  • Buchanan Prize, Lincoln's Inn, 2011
  • BACFI Prize for 1st in year in Commercial Law, 2011
  • Hardwicke Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn, 2011
  • Magdalene College Law Prize, 2009
  • Magdalene College Scholar, 2009
  • Magdalene College Archie Leslie Scholarship, 2008

Education

LL.M., International Commercial Law, University College London, 2012, merit

Bar Professional Training Course, City University of London, 2011, outstanding

B.A. (Hons), Law, Magdalene College University of Cambridge, 2010

Admissions

England and Wales

General Counsel of the Bar of England and Wales

Publication
Paying the ferryman – A tale of debts and damages
September 30, 2024

Introduction In domestic property transactions, the buyer pays a deposit ahead of the purchase of the property, understanding that this deposit will be forfeited if the purchase of the property does not proceed. This process aims to incentivise the eventual completion of the transaction. Deposits are also subject to forfeiture in large, commercial contracts in much the same way. The position of [...]