Well-regarded for its ‘high-quality roster’ of construction and engineering specialists, Atkin Chambers contains experience in disputes arising across the energy and infrastructure sector, including power plant construction as well as road, rail and airport construction. In addition, members of chambers sit as arbitrators in shareholder, investor-state and broader commercial disputes. Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC is involved in arbitrations seated across the major arbitral centres, from London to Dubai to Singapore. Frances Kirkham CBE focuses on large international infrastructure and construction projects, with recent dispute experience in the Middle East. James Allsop AC acts in ad hoc arbitrations and in ICC, HKIAC, LMAA and SIAC arbitrations. Andrew White KC and Jonathan Acton Davis KC also come recommended.
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Profile
Position
Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC is the current Head of Atkin Chambers and a former Chairman of the Bar of England and Wales. She has a commercial dispute resolution practice, with particular emphasis on energy and natural resources, construction, engineering and infrastructure projects, international arbitration, professional negligence and general commercial.
As well as being instructed on a number of significant domestic project and energy disputes, she has a busy international practice. Cases have included disputes arising in Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, and Singapore), Europe (Germany, Lithuania, Norway and Switzerland), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Oman and Qatar), South America (Costa Rica and Peru), CIS (Russia and Azerbaijan), and Ukraine.
She is co-editor in chief of the International Construction Law Review.
Career
Called to the Bar 1992, Queen's Counsel 2008.
Languages
German (fluent), French (working knowledge).
Memberships
Chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales (2016); TECBAR (Chairman 2010-2013); COMBAR.
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- 'Atkin Chambers has a high-quality roster of the best construction and engineering specialists.'
- 'Good.'