Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC has become the new Chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales for 2016

Atkin Chambers is delighted to announce that Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC has now taken up the 12 month post as Chairman of the Bar, having been elected to this post last year.

Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC was called to the Bar in 1992 and took Silk in 2008. She represents a range of clients in matters relating to infrastructure and energy projects. She is recognised by the main independent legal directories as a leading silk for energy and natural resources, construction, international arbitration and professional negligence. As well as representing clients in the UK, her work has taken across the world including recently, to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. She is a joint editor of the Building Law Reports, contributing editor of Hudson Building and Engineering Contracts and co-editor in chief of the International Construction Law Review.

Chantal-Aimée has been involved with the Bar Council since 1999 and was Chairman of its International Committee between 2011-2014. She is a past Chairman of the Technology and Construction Bar Association (TECBAR).