06.11.2018: Pupillage open evening
Atkin Chambers is hosting a pupillage open evening at Atkin Chambers on the afternoon of Tuesday, 6 November 2018. The […]
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Our 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. The ability to unpick the issues and find a clear way through is what sets us apart. Read more…
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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.
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9 November 2018: Atkin Chambers sponsors SCL Hong Kong Conference 2018
Atkin Chambers is delighted to be supporting the SCL Hong Kong Conference 2018. This year’s theme is “Defects, Quality and Workmanship […]
19.10.2018: Nicholas Dennys QC to speak at The Mustill Memorial Lecture
Nicholas Dennys QC will present at The Mustill Memorial Lecture on 19 October in Leeds to discuss ‘Arbitration the long […]
08.11.2018: Steven Walker QC to guest lecture on Construction Masters course
Steven Walker QC will be a guest lecturer at the University of Stuttgart’s Masters Construction law course. He will look at […]
Atkin Chambers featured in new edition of Chambers Student
Comprehensive details of pupillage and mini-pupillages at Atkin Chambers can be found in the newest edition of Chambers Student which has […]
15.10.2018: Riaz Hussian QC on “How to increase diversity at the Bar”
Riaz Hussain QC is pleased to be part of a panel discussing ‘How to increase diversity at the Bar’ hosted […]
Atkin Chambers scores highly in Legal Cheek’s Junior Barrister Survey
Atkin Chambers is delighted to have scored highly in Legal Cheek’s Junior Barrister Survey, scoring an A* for Training and As […]
“Atkin Chambers is ‘one of the best construction and engineering chambers in the UK, if not the world’, where ‘the strength in depth is unparalleled’.”
Legal 500 2017
“The place to go for substantial international disputes.”
Legal 500 2016
Atkin Chambers continues to rank number one in Chambers Global for Construction as a “premier set comprising an array of highly regarded construction law barristers”.
Recommended chambers in Legal 500 Asia Pacific reflecting its “worldwide footprint in construction law” and acknowledged as one of the chambers with the most silks ranked in 2018.
Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts is 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.
