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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Practice areas
International and offshore litigation
International arbitration
Construction, engineering and energy
Professional liability
Commercial dispute resolution
Information technology
Professional discipline
Insurance & reinsurance
Art & cultural property
Career summary
Roger is a leading commercial silk with almost 40 years’ experience working as an advocate and arbitrator on high value, complex disputes around the world.
“The go to person for big disputes and superb on his feet,” Roger specialises in construction, insurance, IT, professional negligence and professional discipline. He is known as a major player in international arbitration circles both as arbitrator and as counsel for commercial and construction arbitration work. A very large part of his practice relates to international/offshore disputes.
Roger is known for his ability to lead large teams of lawyers and experts as well as appear as Co-Counsel.
Roger is a Recorder and appointed to sit in the Technology and Construction Court. He is also a part-time judge in the Court of Appeal in the DIFC. A former head of chambers, he is also one of the three general editors of Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability.
Career
Qualified 1986; Inner Temple; Bencher 2002; Junior Bench Auditor; publications: general editor of 5 to 7th editions in succession to Sir Rupert Jackson of ‘Jackson and Powell on Professional Negligence’; Silk 2001; Bencher 2002.
Memberships
COMBAR; PNBA; LCLCBA; TECBAR.
Education
Oundle School; Jesus College, Cambridge (1985 LLM, 1986 MA).
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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.'