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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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Atkin Chambers’ global expertise in Construction and Energy highlighted in Chambers Global...
The global expertise of Atkin Chambers’ members in construction and energy & natural resources is highlighted in this year’s Chambers Global 2020 with […]
Professor Doug Jones AO to speak at ASIA ADR Week 2020
Professor Doug Jones AO will speak at ASIA ADR Week 2020. ASIA ADR Week 2020 is titled “ADR in a Kaleidoscope: […]
Atkin Chambers “maintains its position as a premier construction set”, according to the new edition of Chambers UK Bar 2020 which also mentions its “particular prowess in infrastructure project work” and in the context of international arbitration (counsel) its “unmatched firepower at QC level, as well as a strong bench of juniors”.
Atkin Chambers is recognised again as a leading set in this year’s The Legal 500 UK Bar. It is highlighted as “‘extremely strong’ with an ‘international reputation for leading advocacy and advisory work in the construction, engineering, and infrastructure arenas'”, and as a “‘go-to’ set for energy construction and engineering disputes”.
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.
Winner of The Legal 500 Set of the Year for construction & energy, and international arbitration in 2019.
Construction Set of the Year (Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards)
“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.”
