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Sheriar Khan specialises in Atkin’s core practice areas of construction & engineering, infrastructure, energy, international arbitration and technology.
He provides advice, drafting and representation and has experience at all stages of litigation, arbitration and adjudication.
Sheriar’s recent instructions include acting as junior counsel for a defendant in c.£28m High Court proceedings concerning alleged defects in a care home; as junior counsel for the claimant in High Court proceedings concerning allegations of professional negligence against a project manager and supervisor; and as sole counsel for the claimant in the TCC seeking enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision.
Before coming to the Bar, Sheriar worked as a Judicial Assistant to Mr Justice Waksman (current Judge in Charge) and Mrs Justice O’Farrell (previous Judge in Charge) in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
Prior to that, he undertook a year-long traineeship with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Frankfurt and worked on several international commercial arbitrations. Sheriar holds degrees from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of Cambridge.
Sheriar has worked on a wide range of technically complex construction and engineering disputes and is familiar with bespoke and standard form construction contracts including JCT and NEC forms. Recent experience includes:
Sheriar’s energy and natural resources experience includes:
Acting as sole counsel in multiple adjudications and in enforcement proceedings, for example:
Acting as junior counsel:
*Cases worked on before joining Chambers.
In addition to the matters listed in the “International Arbitration” section, Sheriar has gained experience in a range of commercial disputes including:
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