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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Position
Arbitrator specialising in finance and banking; joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements; oil and gas; power and energy; pharmaceuticals and construction.
Career
Called 1982; Lincoln’s Inn; QC 2014. Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens 1983-89; admitted to New York State Bar 1985; Clifford Chance LLP (International Arbitration Group) 1986-2009; Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (Head of International Arbitration Group) 2009-14. Independent arbitrator at 4 New Square 2014 to date.
Languages
French.
Memberships
LCIA; ICC; IBA; ICCA. Rapporteur for England and Wales for Institute of Transnational Arbitration; Member of the Board of Trustees of Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy; Member of ICC UK; Member of ICC Task Force on New York Convention.
Education
Balliol College, Oxford (1980 BA (Hons) Jurisprudence); London School of Economics & Political Science (1981 LLM).
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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.'