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Mr Martin Bowdery KC
Position
“Inventive intellectually and tactically superb” Martin Bowdery QC practises as an advocate, arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator in construction and engineering disputes, and has been involved in many high-profile cases in this sector. Clients comment he is “at the top of his game: he wants to win his cases and he does so”. In recent years he has appeared principally in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and before various international arbitral tribunals. He has had numerous appointments as arbitrator or adjudicator. He sits as a Deputy High Court Judge of the Technology and Construction Court.
Martin’s principal areas of expertise are complex disputes arising out of major capital projects. He has advised upon all major forms of infrastructure, transport and engineering contracts. He acts for and against all parties to the construction process, including foreign and domestic government departments, owners, employers, architects, engineers, surveyors, project managers, contractors, sub-contractors and insurers.
Career
2020 Accredited TECBAR adjudicator, arbitrator, and DRB member
2020 Governing Bencher of Inner Temple
2018 Full (Arbitrator) Member of The Society of Construction Arbitrators
2015 – 2017 Chair of TECBAR
2015 Fellow of the Dispute Board Federation (DBF)
2004 Deputy High Court Judge, Technology and Construction Court
2000 Queen’s Counsel
1980 Called to the Bar (England and Wales) Inner Temple
Memberships
Martin was Chairman of TECBAR 2015 – 2017. He is a member of COMBAR, the SCL and a Fellow of the Dispute Board Federation. In 2018 he was elected a full (Arbitrator) Member of The Society of Construction Arbitrators.
Education
1978 BA (Oxon) Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Pembroke College, Oxford
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Martin Bowdery KC – Atkin Chambers ‘Martin provides unbelievably robust advice, which clients love. Not afraid to go into battle for seemingly lost causes, and comes out on top. He is the most imaginative barrister and his advocacy is feisty and mischievous.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Martin Bowdery KC –Atkin Chambers ‘Excellent advocacy and tactician in developing a strategy that best fits the clients’ interests and the nature of the case. He has a good way with clients who tend to have confidence in his approach and his advice.’
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
Atkin Chambers is ‘first-class, a superb construction set’, many of whose members receive frequent arbitration appointments for their expertise in disputes concerning major energy projects across exploration and extraction, power plant construction and infrastructure as well as mining and major commercial and leisure developments, IT and transport infrastructure. Full-time arbitrators include Sir Robert Akenhead and Doug Jones 
. In addition to his counsel practice, Martin Bowdery KC is also a Deputy High Court Judge and was appointed to the ADGM Arbitration Centre’s Panel of Arbitrators. Janet Walker has over 20 years’ experience as sole, presiding and co-arbitrator in commercial and treaty investment arbitrations. In 2022, Stuart Catchpole KC was appointed to the panel of arbitrators of the BVI International Arbitration Centre.