Chambers of Andrew White QC
1 ATKIN BUILDING, GRAY'S INN, LONDON, WC1R 5AT, ENGLAND
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- Work 020 7404 0102
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- 1033 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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What we say about the set's legal practice in London Bar
Construction
Within Construction, Atkin Chambers (Chambers of Andrew White QC) is a first tier firm,
Atkin Chambers offers a ‘thoroughly professional service, where the clerks do their best to facilitate speedy access to some of the finest minds at the construction Bar’. David Streatfeild-James QC is a ‘heavyweight specialist in the field’. Nicholas Dennys QC is ‘one of the most practical and pragmatic lawyers out there’. Andrew White QC delivers ‘superb turnaround times’. ‘A rising star silk’, Peter Fraser QC has ‘excellent cross-examination skills and gets exactly what he needs out of a witness’. Manus McMullan QC is ‘very clever, commercially minded and very easy to work with’, and the ‘friendly and inclusive’ Fiona Parkin QC took silk in 2011. Top juniors include the ‘very bright and approachable’ James Howells, and the ‘phenomenally intellectual’ Christopher Lewis, who is ‘gifted at understanding the complications of a technical subject matter’. Mark Chennells has ‘an excellent eye for detail and grasps the most difficult cases easily’.
Energy
Within Energy, Atkin Chambers (Chambers of Andrew White QC) is a third tier firm,
Atkin Chambers is a strong set for energy-related construction projects, and impresses with the strength of its barristers and the quality of its clerking. David Streatfeild-James QC and Stephen Dennison QC are highly regarded in the field, and Andrew White QC is ‘very experienced and has great attention to detail’. New silk Fiona Parkin QC is ‘easy to work with’ and has ‘strong drafting skills’.
Information technology
Within Information technology, Atkin Chambers (Chambers of Andrew White QC) is a third tier firm,
The ‘well-run and very user-friendly’ Atkin Chambers handles IT disputes relating to public and private projects, both domestically and abroad. The ‘excellent’ Nicholas Baatz QC is highly recommended, as is Stephen Dennison QC, who has expertise in the professional obligations of project managers and designers of software and hardware projects. The ‘creative and very able’ David Streatfeild-James QC acts for well-known household names such as Cap Gemini UK and Fujitsu. Of the juniors, Christopher Lewis is ‘able to understand and present in the clearest way the most complex of technology’.
International arbitration
Within International arbitration, Atkin Chambers (Chambers of Andrew White QC) is a third tier firm,
Atkin Chambers, which has an excellent reputation for construction and infrastructure-related matters, ‘has some of the best barristers in their field in England’. Nicholas Dennys QC is an ‘outstanding counsel’ who ‘always works well at the top level’. Simon Lofthouse QC is ‘an excellent all-rounder’ and a ‘very safe pair of expert hands’. Manus McMullan QC ‘will go right to the very top’, and David Streatfeild-James QC is ‘superb on complex issues ’. Andrew White QC is ‘probably one of the leading construction silks practising at the Bar today. A real heavyweight’. The ‘good and fast’ Serena Cheng is ‘a very sound junior’. James Howells is ‘a hardworking senior junior who gets to the heart of the matter quickly and efficiently’.
Professional negligence
Within Professional negligence, Atkin Chambers (Chambers of Andrew White QC) is a third tier firm,
The clerks at Atkin Chambers ‘always provide a top-notch service’, and the barristers are ‘highly intelligent’. David Streatfeild-James QC is ‘first class’, and notable instructions for Simon Lofthouse QC included a case concerning allegations of negligence in the design of mechanical equipment at a major bank. Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC is ‘technically very able’, and James Howells and Camille Slow are among the leading juniors at the set. David Sears QC recently joined Four New Square.
Shipping
Within Shipping,
Also recommended are: ‘dependable and thorough advocate’ Andrew Popplewell QC and dry shipping expert Richard Lord QC at Brick Court Chambers; Sean O’Sullivan, who ‘gives very good, sensible advice’, at 4 Pump Court; the ‘responsive, approachable and accurate’ Nicholas Craig at 3 Verulam Buildings; James Watthey, who is noted in particular for yacht-related work, at Hardwicke; and Stephen Dennison QC at Atkin Chambers, for ship construction disputes.
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- Construction : Construction
- Energy : Energy
- Information technology : Information technology
- International arbitration : International arbitration
- Professional negligence : Professional negligence
- Shipping : Shipping