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Alexander Hickey KC
Position
Barrister specialising in litigation, domestic and international arbitration and adjudication of disputes in construction, engineering, energy oil and gas, petrochemicals, waste management, transport, utilities and shipbuilding industries. His cases involve disputes in the UK and abroad especially Turkey, Middle East and Africa. He undertakes trials in the TCC, Queen’s Bench Division and Chancery Division and has appeared in the Court of Appeal and House of Lords. He is admitted as an advocate in Dubai International Financial Centre Courts. He acts as advocate in LCIA, ICC, DIAC, VIAC, LMAA and UNCITRAL international arbitration. He is an ICC arbitrator and accredited CEDR adjudicator.
Career
Admitted to Bar 1995, Lincoln’s Inn; judicial assistant to the Court of Appeal 1997; TECBAR committee until 2001; contributing author ‘Architects Legal Handbook’ Speight & Stone, 7th edition (2000) and 8th edition (2004), Architectural Press.
Education
Hereford Cathedral School; Christ Church, Oxford (1994 BA Jurisprudence 2(1); MA Oxon).
Leisure
Professional singing (early and contemporary music) with the group Tonus Peregrinus, yachting with the Royal London Yacht Club, Contessa 32 Class Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Alexander Hickey KC – 4 Pump Court ‘Alex is excellent to work with, very low maintenance and user-friendly. An excellent cross-examiner and advocate with an innate sense of what will resonate with a tribunal.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Alexander Hickey KC –4 Pump Court ‘Alex is very user-friendly, creative and quick on his feet, and he combines incisive advocacy with an unrivalled ability to grasp the bigger picture.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Middle East: The English Bar > Construction
(Leading silks)Ranked: Tier 1Boasting in-depth expertise in the full gamut of construction and engineering matters, 4 Pump Court remains at the forefront of airport, hospital, and university developments. Rachel Ansell KC is often instructed on significant energy and engineering disputes, Sean Brannigan KC is reputed for his strength in infrastructure arbitration, and Alexander Hickey KC is a key port of call for energy and natural resources matters across the Gulf. Claire Packman KC’s expertise includes cases with professional negligence elements, while Thomas Crangle has experience of work concerning railways. Simon Hale is noted for his international energy arbitration capabilities, while Laurence Page is also a key member of the set.