Miss Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC KC > Atkin Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

With ‘unrivalled experience in construction and engineering matters’, Atkin Chambers boasts ‘deep bench strength’, and continues to handle major international projects and domestic infrastructure and fire safety matters. In the international arena, Christopher Lewis KC and Manus McMullan KC continue to represent the Panama Canal Authority in disputes arising from the Third Set of Locks project. In addition to the set’s experience in international arbitration, Andrew Fenn   is currently acting for the claimant in Carillion plc v KPMG LLP & Anor, a large audit negligence case concerning the collapse of the construction contractor. On the domestic side, Dominique Rawley KC, Simon Lofthouse KC, and Jennifer Jones KC are instructed on a high-value structural defects claim in the healthcare sector, while Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC is leading on Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust v Hadfield Healthcare Partnership Limited, a multimillion PFI dispute relating to fire safety in a hospital. Stephanie Barwise KC and Dalton Hale continued to represent a group of core participants in the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry. Camille Slow KC took silk in March 2024.

Atkin Chambers is praised as a ‘premier set’ dealing with complex cross-border disputes involving parties from multiple jurisdictions’, and the set stands out for its expertise in engineering and construction-related arbitrations. Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC has a significant following in Asia and the Middle East, often working with Samar Abbas Kazmi. Stephen Dennison KC has recently acted in arbitrations related to energy infrastructure, while Camille Slow KC, who was made Silk in 2024, is active in major projects in the GCC region.

Atkin Chambers is ‘well known as a strong chambers for construction cases‘, with an excellent reputation for its ‘substantial strength and depth in construction disputes‘. Serena Cheng KC has established strength in handling complex infrastructure, energy and engineering disputes, often for clients based across Asia-Pacific. Stuart Catchpole KC is ‘an extremely effective cross examiner‘, and head of chambers Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC counts complex disputes arising from LNG and oil field projects located in Asia as a core pillar of her practice. Shourav Lahiri is sought after for his solid track record in handling complex international construction arbitrations.

Atkin Chambers has ‘vast experience and remarkable knowledge in international arbitration in construction disputes’ and is seen as the ‘go-to’ set for construction, energy and infrastructure matters across the Middle East. Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC and Simon Lofthouse KC continue to excel in disputes and arbitrations arising out of large construction projects across the Gulf, while Stuart Catchpole KC’s broad practice includes energy and natural resources, insurance and professional negligence disputes. Junior members of the set include Zulfikar Khayum, whose strong arbitration practice includes numerous complex construction disputes in the DIAC and ICC, Rónán Hanna, who has experience in transport and oil pipeline disputes and Samar Abbas Kazmi, who has recently been active on disputes relating to mixed-use commercial developments and luxury resorts. Recently promoted silk Camille Slow KC continues to handle power plant and desalination project disputes.