Roger Stewart KC
'Extremely engaged and intelligent.'
4 New Square Chambers is praised as ‘an up and coming set for construction work’ as well as being ’great for insurance work’ frequently acting for contractors on complex, high-profile construction disputes across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain among others. Roger Stewart KC is highly regarded for his expertise in insurance, professional negligence and construction negligence disputes, Neil Hext KC is well-versed in professional indemnity cases, while Nicholas Fletcher KC sits as an arbitrator on construction disputes across the Middle East. Tim Chelmick is often engaged in disputes arising from infrastructure, oil refinery, power station and airport development projects.
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Testimonials
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- 'Always found them responsive and commercial and sensitive to clients' needs.'
- 'Very user-friendly chambers.'
- 'Very efficient and extremely helpful.'
- '4 New Square has a decent array of candidates, any one of which would deliver quality.'
- 'Very user friendly chambers.'
- 'An up and coming set for construction (non-insurance) work. Great for insurance work.'
- '4 New Square are well and truly a leading set.'
Lawyers
Leading silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Nicholas Fletcher KC
'Sharp legal mind combined with commercial awareness and pleasant to deal with.'
Neil Hext KC
'Highly analytical and an effective advocate. Judges know they can trust him.'
Leading juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Tim Chelmick
'Tim is a great team player, technically very strong and great to work with. He is also tenacious, gets stuck into the detail and is effective. He has particular skill in cross-examining technical experts as he really understands the subject matter.'