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Mr Nicholas Collings
Position
Nicholas specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration with a particular emphasis on construction, engineering, energy and utilities, technology and related disputes.
He has broad experience of all methods of dispute resolution with expertise in domestic and international arbitration, mediation and adjudication.
Career
LLB (Hons) Bristol. Called 1997.
Nicholas is an Accredited Adjudicator with the CIArb, RIBA and TECBAR. He is also an accredited TECBAR Arbitrator and Dispute Resolution Board Member. He sits as an arbitrator and as an adjudicator.
Languages
Nicholas speaks French, Spanish and some Arabic.
Memberships
Nicholas is a member of COMBAR, TECBAR, LCLCBA, CIArb and SCL.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Nicholas Collings – Atkin Chambers ‘Nicholas’ strength is his ability to clearly and concisely explain technical points of law to lay clients. Further, his written advocacy is extremely well-drafted, persuasive and effective.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Nicholas Collings –Atkin Chambers ‘Nicholas’ strength is his ability to clearly and concisely explain technical points of law to lay clients. Further, his written advocacy is extremely well drafted, persuasive and effective.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Nicholas Collings –Atkin Chambers ‘Nicholas is a great advocate, cool under pressure, very well spoken and unflappable.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
Atkin Chambers boasts a well-respected ‘strong bench at various levels of counsel’, adept at resolving international arbitrations arising out of complex construction, energy, technology and infrastructure disputes across multiple jurisdictions. Instructions are frequently received in high-profile arbitrations in the Middle East, recent examples include Riaz Hussain KC, leading Marc Lixenberg, acting in a dispute regarding high rise commercial and residential towers in the UAE and experienced Camille Slow KCacting for a key Dubai developer. Slow also acted for the claimant in an interim application concerning the construction of a major road project in eastern Europe. Nicholas Collings is instructed on an ICC arbitration on behalf of the claimant design and build contractor for various claims relating to works to a highway in South America. The Panama Canal multi-billion-dollar dispute continues with Manus McMullan KC, Christopher Lewis KC and Peter Land.
Middle East: The English Bar > Construction
(Leading juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Nicholas Collings – Atkin Chambers ‘Nicholas’ advocacy is excellent. He presents the case powerfully, professionally and respectfully.’