20 March 2019: Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC joins Disrupting Disputes 2.0 Conference
Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC will speak at Womble Bond Dickinson’s Disrupting Disputes 2.0 Conference at The British Library on 20th March […]
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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…
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10 May 2019: Dominique Rawley QC on “International construction disputes” at LIDW
Dominique Rawley QC will be amongst the panel speakers on “Issues in international commercial arbitration” during London International Disputes Week (LIDW). Cash […]
Pupil Max Twivy awarded SCL Hudson Prize 2018
Atkin Chambers’ pupil barrister Max Twivy has won the Society of Construction Law Hudson Prize 2018 for his essay entitled […]
3-6 September 2019: Rupert Choat speaking at the Construction Law Summer School
Rupert Choat will be presenting at the Construction Law Summer School on ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)’ and ‘Turning Claims into […]
13 March 2019: Mathias Cheung speaking on international dispute avoidance and dispute resolution
Mathias Cheung will participate as part of a panel on ‘International dispute avoidance and dispute resolution’. The panel will discuss […]
Atkin Chambers’ Construction and Energy expertise highlighted in Chambers Global 2019
The global expertise of Atkin Chambers’ members in construction and energy & natural resources continues to be highlighted in Chambers Global […]
6 March 2019: Lauren Adams part of panel at Urban Lawyers Inspiration Evening
Lauren Adams will be part of a panel at the Urban Lawyers Inspiration Evening being held on 6th March 2019. […]
“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
“‘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’.”
Legal 500 2019
Atkin Chambers continues to rank number one in Chambers Global for Construction: “The set consistently handles the most significant, high-value and high-profile disputes both domestically and internationally.”
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.
