Mark Littman QC MA (Oxon) BSc (Econ)

Telephone: 020 7404 3072

Fax: 020 7404 8321

E-mail: 101712.2534@compuserve.com

Called to the Bar 1947
Took silk 1961
Treasurer, Middle Temple 1988

U.K. Member, International Council of Commercial Arbitration, Conciliator at Lloyds. Admitted specially to Bars of Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, Hong Kong and Hawaii. Formerly Deputy Chairman British Steel Corporation and non-executive Director of Granada and Burton Group, Commercial Union, RTZ, Amerada Hess (U.S.) and Envirotech (U.S.).

Michael Stimpson

Telephone:

Mobile: 00 353 861 73 9529

E-mail: mstimpson@thefriary.ie

Called to the Bar: 1969
Called to the Bar of Ireland: 1990.

Born in 1947, Michael Stimpson is an English and Irish barrister and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He specialises in all areas of construction law.

In 1972, he was appointed Legal Director to the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors in London. From 1974 he returned to private practice advising on and acting as advocate in building and civil engineering cases in England, Ireland, Cyprus and elsewhere. In 1999 he moved to Dublin as an advocate and conciliator to the thriving construction industry in Ireland.

As an independent barrister Michael continues to act as advocate in construction and related matters in England, Ireland and overseas.

Michael is an External Tutor to the Department of Construction Law, Kings College, University of London and has been invited to lecture on the Commercial Arbitration Course at University College, Dublin. For many years he gave legal training to engineers in the Water Industry.

Robert Kirk MA (Cantab) FCI Arb

Telephone: 020 7373 7364

Fax: 020 7370 2314

E-mail: robert.kirk@btinternet.com

Called to the Bar 1972

Robert Kirk was called to the Bar in 1972 by Lincoln's Inn. He specialises in building, construction and engineering disputes, arbitration, litigation, ADR, (domestic and international) as well as commercial, company and business matters.

Brian McClure BA (Cantab)

Telephone: 020 7242 4734

Mobile: 07876 731 880

E-mail: bmcclure@littmanchambers.com

Called to the Bar 1976

Brian qualified as a Solicitor in 1970. After 5 years at Coward Chance in London and Brussels he was called to the Bar in 1976.

He undertakes commercial work including international trade, shipping, banking and financial services, company law including company acquisitions and warranty claims, construction, EU, and information technology. In the last few years he has acquired considerable knowledge of IT systems.

He has drafted Arbitration Rules and appeared as arbitrator and counsel in several arbitrations. He has considerable experience of arbitration and court proceedings in other EU jurisdictions.

He speaks fluent French and German, and can read Italian, Dutch, Russian and Spanish.

Andrzej Kolodziej LLM (London), BA (Oxon), FCI ARB

E-mail: andrzej.kolodziej@lawcol.co.uk

Called to the Bar 1978

Born in 1954, Andrzej acts as Counsel and Arbitrator, domestically and internationally. He specialises in commercial work, including arbitration, banking, company and employment law, European law, international trade and professional negligence. Andrzej also undertakes cases in the field of defamation and general chancery.

Seán Naidoo

E-mail: svn@littmanchambers.com

Called to the Bar 1990

Sean Naidoo read law at Brasenose College, Oxford and practised at the Johannesburg Bar for five years before being called to the Bar in the UK. He undertakes a broad range of advocacy and advisory work in the fields of commercial and company law, including banking, insurance, negotiable instruments, sale of goods, financial services, partnerships, international trade, accountants’ and auditors’ negligence, construction, arbitration, insolvency and employment law. He is a member of COMBAR and of TECBAR. He was admitted to the South African Bar in 1983.

Andrew Singer MA

Telephone: 0161 832 9082

Fax: 0161 835 2139

DX: 718188 MCH 3

E-mail: asinger@kingschambers.com

Called to the Bar 1990

Andrew's practice is predominantly at Kings Chambers Manchester in the areas of construction litigation and arbitration including professional negligence actions; the balance is general commercial litigation. He has appeared as counsel in numerous arbitrations over the last ten years. Those arbitrations have lasted from days to weeks and have been presided over by well-known construction arbitrators such as Tony Canham and Michael Needham. Adjudication and mediation is an increasingly large part of his practice. He has published an award as arbitrator in a documents-only arbitration between clients and solicitors. Andrew regularly appears in the TCC on arbitrations and trials. He has sat as an adjudicator and delivered an award, is on the panel of the TECBAR adjudicators and has written articles and lectured on adjudication.

Karim Lahham MA (RCA), MA (Oxon.), PhD (Cantab.).

Mobile: 07786 615 672

E-mail: kl@littmanchambers.com

Called to the Bar: 1999

Born in 1967, Karim read law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and completed a doctorate in Islamic Law at Pembroke College, Cambridge. His main area of practice is general commercial law, including sale of goods, International trade, and shipping law. He also appears in the High Court and County Court on general Chancery matters, including landlord and tenant, easements and adverse possession.

Karim has a particular expertise in Islamic commercial and arbitration laws, Egyptian, Omani and UAE civil laws, and can provide expert opinions in these areas by arrangement. He is also an accredited mediator and a member of ADR Chambers, and undertakes commercial mediations in his areas of practice and expertise.

He is fluent in Arabic and French, with a working knowledge of Spanish, and can accept papers in the languages in which he is fluent.

Deborah Tompkinson MA (Oxon), LLM (London), ACII

E-mail: d.tompkinson@littmanchambers.com

Called to the Bar 1984 (Re-admitted 2000)

Following call she spent the early part of her career working for a Lloyd's syndicate before becoming a solicitor specialising in reinsurance and insurance litigation. Returning to the Bar in 2001, she brings in-house, commercial experience to supplement legal advice.

Her main areas of practice are: reinsurance and insurance, agency, and general contractual and commercial matters. She also undertakes pensions, professional negligence and IT contracts.

She speaks at conferences on reinsurance and insurance and has published articles in the Journals of the Society of Fellows of the Chartered Insurance Institute, BILA, International Chamber of Commerce and in the International Insurance Law Review, Reactions, and Insurance Day.

Arfan Khan

Telephone: 07968 524 170 (Prefered mode of contact) / 0207 460 1001

Fax: 0207 351 5765

E-mail: arctan37@hotmail.com (Prefered mode of contact)

Called to the Bar 2001, Lincoln's Inn
Practice Chancery, Commercial, and Public Law
Career Advisory, drafting and litigation work in a range of chancery, commercial, civil and public law fields including trusts, wills, probate, the administration of estates and family provision, personal and corporate insolvency, company law, property litigation (including landlord & tenant), contract, professional negligence, personal injury and human rights.