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Nicholas Higgs

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Position

Nicholas is a dual-qualified barrister and chartered civil engineer having come to the Bar from a previous career with Ove Arup & Partners. He has a busy practice in construction and engineering disputes and international commercial arbitration. Nicholas acts as both junior and sole counsel in disputes in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), in domestic adjudication and in international arbitrations. He also undertakes instructions as tribunal secretary and in providing advice on construction contracts, in particular the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), and alternative dispute resolution such as mediation.

Career

Called in 2018.

Memberships

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Member, Society of Construction Law
• Member, the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Education

• BPTC, University of Law (Very Competent, academic prizes for top marks in Opinion Writing and International Commercial Practice) 2018
• GDL, University of Law (Distinction)
• MSc, Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London (Merit) 2013
• MEng, Civil Engineering Design and Management, Cardiff University (First Class) 2003