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About
Provided by Katie Powell
Practice Areas
Katie specialises in domestic and international civil engineering, building and energy disputes. She is especially well versed in disputes involving elements of professional negligence and insurance, having been a contributor to Jackson & Powell on Professional Negligence for a number of years and having contributed to the insurance section of Hudson on Building Contracts. Her experience in engineering and construction includes disputes relating to airports, metro projects, waste management plants, PFI hospital projects and residential/commercial developments. She has substantial litigation experience in the TCC, Commercial Court and in the Court of Appeal. Her arbitration experience includes disputes conducted under the ICC and LCIA rules and arising in a number of jurisdictions including Russia, Oman, Dubai, Iraq and Hong Kong.
Career
Educated Magdalen College, Oxford, City University, London.
Queen Mother Scholar of the Middle Temple.
Called 2005, Middle Temple.
Professional Memberships
TECBAR, COMBAR, SCL
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Katie Powell is a notable junior who frequently appears in significant litigation, including complex multi-party actions, before the TCC and in arbitration. She is especially well versed in construction disputes involving elements of professional negligence and insurance.
Katie Powell often acts unled in matters involving engineers, architects and surveyors. She regularly appears in the TCC and has experience of advocacy before the Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Katie Powell is very intelligent, articulate and incisive."
"Katie puts our minds, and our clients' minds, at rest with her quality of advice. She comes up to speed very quickly and is able to get under the skin of expert evidence."
"She is very organised and hard working."
"Katie is a hard-working team player."
"Katie is an excellent advocate. She is approachable, down to earth and extremely hard-working."
"She is incredibly focused and a very good communicator."
"Katie Powell is very intelligent, articulate and incisive."
"Katie puts our minds, and our clients' minds, at rest with her quality of advice. She comes up to speed very quickly and is able to get under the skin of expert evidence."
"She is very organised and hard working."
"Katie is a hard-working team player."
"Katie is an excellent advocate. She is approachable, down to earth and extremely hard-working."
"She is incredibly focused and a very good communicator."