Asia-Pacific

They have acted on some of the largest and most high-profile disputes in the region such as the Mass Transit Railway, Chek Lap Kok Airport and Harbour City in Hong Kong, Stonecutters Bridge, one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world, the Metropolis Shopping Centre, power generation projects, and casinos in Macau and Disneyland Asia.

Members have also been involved in numerous matters in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and India, particularly in energy, mining and transport disputes.

Members and door tenants are regular visitors to and speakers in the region and Chambers has regularly hosted lawyers from the region on training and exchange programmes like the Bar Council Training Scheme for Chinese lawyers and the Bar Council and Korean Bar Association Korean Exchange Programme for young lawyers.

Junior barristers from Chambers have also gained valuable experience on secondment to law firms in Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore.

Atkin Chambers has been recommended for many years in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and many members are listed in Chambers Asia-Pacific for International Arbitration (English Bar) and International Arbitration: Most in Demand Arbitrators.

The Hon James Allsop AC and Professor Doug Jones AO are appointed as International Judges of the Singapore International Commercial Court and The Hon James Allsop AC is a non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.