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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Work Department
Commercial; international arbitration; professional negligence; construction.
Position
Barrister specialising in the fields of international arbitration, commercial and construction litigation and professional liability, covering the full range of claims against professionals; other areas include costs, insurance and IT.
Career
Called 2004; Lincoln’s Inn. Tenant at 4 New Square Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
COMBAR; PNBA; TECBAR; Society for Construction Law.
Education
Whitgift School; Magdalen College, Oxford (2000 hem First Class); City University (Dip Law).
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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.'