Chris Kirby-Turner
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Construction
Band 1
About
Provided by Chris Kirby-Turner
Practice Areas
Partner specialising in construction and engineering matters. Highly experienced negotiator with full familiarity of various forms of alternative dispute resolution (multi party settlement meeting, mediation, expert determination, etc). Deals with litigation in the Technology and Construction Court, adjudications and arbitrations. Particular experience in adjudication, valuation disputes, delay related claims, and technical multi party professional negligence claims following design failings. Also deals with project documentation and project support for a wide variety of construction projects.
Career
Joined Thomson Snell & Passmore in 2006 as trainee and moved to the construction and engineering team upon qualification. Became a Partner in 2017.
Professional Memberships
Law Society; Society of Construction Law; TeCSA. Committee member of the Kent branch of the Society of Construction Law.
Publications
Regularly published in a range of national construction publications, regional business publications and the firm’s articles and newsletters.
Personal
Studied Law at the University of Exeter and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Guildford.
Chambers Review
UK
Chris Kirby-Turner focuses on contentious work, regularly representing contractors and developers in construction disputes. He has experience in delay, loss and expense, and professional negligence claims relating to both commercial and residential developments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris is an excellent lawyer who really commits to his cases and his clients. He is all over the detail and is always thinking ahead."
"Chris is very calm and calculated, and he provides an excellent level of service."
"Chris provides clear and concise advice."
"Chris is an excellent lawyer who really commits to his cases and his clients. He is all over the detail and is always thinking ahead."
"Chris is very calm and calculated, and he provides an excellent level of service."
"Chris provides clear and concise advice."
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