Experience

Atkin Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Barrister

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  RECENT EXPERIENCE:International Arbitration- Acting as Junior Counsel on behalf of the Employer in a dispute relating to the construction of a skyscraper in Dubai (ADCACC Rules; UAE law). - Acting as Junior Counsel in relation to a £700m termination dispute on an information technology project.- Carrying out advisory work as sole Counsel in relation to proceedings concerning the construction of a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) rail station in Singapore.Litigation- Portsmouth City Council v. Ensign Highways Ltd. [2015] EWHC 1969 (TCC): Appeared as junior counsel (with Peter Fraser QC) for the successful Claimant in Part 8 proceedings. - Vivergo Fuels Ltd. v. Redhall Engineering Solutions Ltd. [2013] EWHC 4030 (TCC): Appeared as Junior Counsel (with Stephanie Barwise QC) for the successful Defendant. The Claimant’s termination of a mechanical and piping contractor on a biofuel plant was held to be a repudiatory breach of contract. - Walter Lilly & Co. Ltd. v. DMW Developments Ltd [2012] EWHC 1773 (TCC): Appeared as part of the Counsel team. - Acted as sole Counsel in Part 8 proceedings on behalf of Surrey County Council in respect of limitation period issues and claims under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. David obtained an award of indemnity costs on behalf of his client, and resisted enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision in parallel proceedings (Surrey County Council v. Chris Wheeler Construction Ltd, unreported).- Acted as Junior Counsel on behalf of the employer in relation to a £200m dispute over an NEC3 contract concerning the construction of a metropolitan railway, including a pre-action application for specific disclosure.Domestic Arbitration- Acting as Junior Counsel in £2.5 million Final Account proceedings in respect of mechanical and piping works on a steam turbine project. Show less

• Pupil Barrister

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2011