Law firm

Keates Ferris

Keates Ferris is named as solicitors in at least 6 UK judgments from 2009 to 2026, most often in commercial disputes and shipping, aviation and trade.

6
judgments
1
in the last five years
1
in the Court of Appeal

Practice areas

  • Commercial disputes4
  • Shipping, aviation and trade3
  • Insurance and reinsurance2
  • Cross-border disputes1
  • Arbitration1

Courts

  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)1
  • High Court5

Judgments by year

  • 20261
  • 20250
  • 20240
  • 20230
  • 20220
  • 20210
  • 20200
  • 20190
  • 20180
  • 20170
  • 20160
  • 20151
  • 20141
  • 20130
  • 20121
  • 20110
  • 20101
  • 20091

Recent cases

Date Case Cited by
11 Feb 2026
[2026] EWHC 157 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
On an application for security for costs, the court must decide whether an order is just in all the circumstances. Relevant considerations include the…
27 Nov 2015
[2015] EWHC 3445 (Admlty) · High Court: Admiralty Court
An offer to settle collision liability must be construed objectively, in its contractual and procedural context. A settlement offer does not ordinarily…
28 Mar 2014
[2014] EWHC 1064 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
For an application challenging jurisdiction, the claimant bears the burden of establishing the jurisdictional basis. Where jurisdiction under the Judgments…
21 Nov 2012
[2012] EWHC 3289 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
An indemnity given to enable a damaged vessel to enter and discharge at a port does not, without clear language, guarantee payment of the port’s ordinary…
28 Apr 2010
[2010] EWCA Civ 459 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Under a CIP sale contract, the seller must arrange carriage on usual trade terms and obtain the insurance expressly required by the contract. A prior booking…
10 Jul 2009
[2009] EWHC 1675 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Under a CIP sale, the seller must arrange carriage on usual terms and in a customary manner, and must procure insurance which is valid when obtained and…

Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Keates Ferris is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Keates Ferris. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.