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Their experience in the national and international dispute resolution fields means that members make a positive difference to the outcome for clients. Members do this by paying close attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger commercial picture. Members know which arguments are attractive to Tribunals and which are not because they are skilled in the art of advocacy. Read more…
Atkin Chambers’ recognised speciality is in disputes which require a detailed technical understanding of how things work and why it is that they go wrong. The factual complexities of these disputes are frequently matched by the complexity of the legal framework in which they arise. Members’ ability to unpick the issues and find a clear way through is what sets Chambers apart. Read more…
Atkin Chambers was the first ever UK chambers to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in international trade, the UK’s highest recognition for international business success. It is ranked band 1 in international arbitration in the most recent Chambers UK Bar Guide and has been so for many years. Read more…
Atkin Chambers is a leading set of commercial barristers. It has been described as “the place to go for substantial international disputes” and “the premier construction set”.
Members have an international reputation as specialist advocates and experts in all forms of dispute resolution in the sectors in which they operate.
That expertise extends primarily, but not exclusively, across construction and engineering, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, shipbuilding and offshore construction, transport, IT and telecommunications, and professional negligence.
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“Premier construction set” Atkin Chambers continues to be top ranked in Chambers UK Bar...
Atkin Chambers “maintains its position as a premier construction set”, according to the new edition of Chambers UK Bar 2020 […]
Atkin Chambers arbitrator Professor Doug Jones AO appointed as an International Judge of the...
Professor Douglas Jones AO has been appointed to sit as an International Judge in the Singapore International Commercial Court (for […]
10 October 2019: Rupert Choat to speak at inaugural German Arbitration Institute (DIS)...
Rupert Choat will be speaking on “Expert Evidence in the Common Law” at the inaugural German Arbitration Institute (DIS) Construction […]
Atkin Chambers recognised again as a leading set in the Legal 500 UK Bar 2020
Thanks to the support of members’ clients, Atkin Chambers is recognised again as a leading set in this year’s The […]
8 November 2019: Atkin Chambers sponsors the SCL Hong Kong Conference
Atkin Chambers is pleased to sponsor this year’s SCL Hong Kong One Day Conference. The theme for this year’s conference […]
15 October 2019: Nicholas Dennys to speak at Hogan Lovells Middle East Construction Forum 2019
Nicholas Dennys QC will be speaking at Hogan Lovell’s Annual Middle East Construction Forum 2019 in Dubai on 15 October […]
“Boasts a market-leading team of construction barristers who are capable of handling the full range of disputes in the industry, and has a particularly excellent reputation for infrastructure work.”
Atkin Chambers is top ranked for Construction, International Arbitration (Construction / Engineering) and Professional Negligence (Technology & Construction).
“The set consistently handles the most significant, high-value and high-profile disputes both domestically and internationally.” (Construction)
“Members wield impressive clout in the international arbitration space and are engaged in disputes on every inhabited continent.” (International Arbitration: Construction / Engineering)
“Highly-regarded in this area, home to an impressive roster of both silks and juniors.” (Professional Negligence: Technology & Construction)
“‘Simply the best construction set in London’, Atkin Chambers is ‘a cut above the rest’, offering ‘top-quality’ and experienced counsel and arbitrators across the board, and all with ‘in-depth construction law and engineering knowledge’.”
Recommended as “an unrivalled top-end construction set, with standout barristers and excellent arbitrators”.
A “go-to set for counsel or arbitrators in energy and construction disputes”, Legal 500 EMEA notes that Atkin Chambers “is instructed in heavyweight disputes in the region, some of which cover the most visible developments and infrastructure projects in the world”.
Atkin Chambers is pleased to support the work of Advocate as a Pro Bono Patron for 2019.
Hudson’s Building & Engineering Contracts
Regarded by many as the leading reference on Construction Law. The 13th Edition, edited by Nicholas Dennys QC and Robert Clay, provides a comprehensive update on the law and interpretation of construction contracts and was brought up to date by a panel comprising of many of the leading practitioners at Atkin Chambers.
