Karim Ghaly KC to Join Atkin Chambers

Atkin Chambers is delighted to announce that Karim Ghaly KC will join the set on 1^st October 2025.

Karim is recognised as one of the leading Commercial Silks at the Bar, both internationally and domestically. He joins from 39 Essex Chambers, where he has practised since completing pupillage in 2004, taking Silk in 2017.

Karim specialises in the litigation and arbitration of substantial commercial disputes in the fields of construction and engineering, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, insurance, maritime projects and PPP / PFI. He has acted as counsel, arbitrator and adjudicator in complex disputes arising out of projects in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America and the UK.

Karim has been consistently noted in the domestic and international legal directories as a leading Silk in a variety of fields, including Construction, Energy and Natural Resources, International Arbitration, Professional Negligence and Commercial Dispute Resolution. Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2025 describes him as “an absolute star”, with The Legal 500 noting “he is often said to be one of the very top talents of his generation.”

Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC, Head of Atkin Chambers, says “The members of Atkin Chambers are delighted to welcome Karim. Karim has an outstanding reputation in the market and his decision to practise from Atkin Chambers underscores Chambers’ domestic and international standing in construction law and related fields”.

 “I am excited to be starting the next chapter of my career at Atkin Chambers. Atkin is a perfect fit for my areas of practice and I look forward to working with its stellar roster of barristers and clerks. After 22 happy years, I want to thank my friends at 39 Essex Chambers for their comradeship and support”, commented Karim Ghaly KC.

David Barnes, Chief Executive and Director of Clerking, adds “Karim’s expertise and repute in acting in large and complex disputes, across Chambers areas of practice, make him an excellent addition to Chambers. The clerking team and I are very much looking forward to working with him.”

For further information please contact David Barnes.

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