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About
Provided by Roger Stewart KC
Practice Areas
International Arbitration, Construction, Professional Liability, Commercial and Oil and Gas.
Career
Called 1986. K.C. 2001. Recorder 2003. Head of Chambers 2006-2009. Chairman of Inner Temple Estates Committee. Counsel in numerous high-profile cases including IBM v Lzlabs, Gabriel v Little, Trigger Litigation, Holyoake v Candy.
Professional Memberships
Combar. Tecbar. LCLCBA. ICC. LCIA. SCL. IPBA. SAC. Accredited to DIFC Courts.
Publications
General Editor Jackson and Powell on Professional Liability.
Personal
Married. 4 children. 4 stepchildren. Interests skiing, climbing and sailing.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Roger Stewart KC is an exceptional senior silk with a strong reputation for work in construction-related professional negligence. He is also highly active in high-stakes international arbitrations. He receives plaudits for his commercial and client-centric approach. His work includes complex PFI disputes.
Roger Stewart KC is renowned for his skill in handling indemnity claims and related coverage matters. He acts for a comprehensive range of clients and has recently focused in particular on claims concerning patent agents and lawyers. He has contributed over the years to the literature on the subject of professional liability, and is instructed at the appellate stage in some of the most important cases in the area.
Roger Stewart KC of 4 New Square has notable experience acting as both chair and co-arbitrator in a range of matters. He arbitrates disputes stemming from a range of sectors including construction, oil and gas, and mining, to name a few.
Roger Stewart KC is a well-respected KC with an impressive international arbitration practice. His work has traditionally focused on construction and professional negligence cases but also extends to other areas. His experience includes arbitrations concerning technology, commercial and residential developments, and airport and maritime projects. He has accrued significant knowledge of handling high-value claims and counterclaims.
Roger Stewart KC is a well-regarded construction specialist who acts for claimants and defendants in complex professional negligence disputes. He is also well versed in related insurance claims and in international arbitration. He has experience of acting in appellate matters, including before the Supreme Court.
Roger Stewart KC is a highly knowledgeable silk in the professional negligence and construction spheres who regularly turns his hand to major insurance disputes. He handles complex international arbitrations as well as litigation. His advocacy experience includes appearances before the Supreme Court.
Roger Stewart KC of 4 New Square Chambers has deep experience in IT and telecommunication cases that makes him a go-to for complex technology and IP disputes. He is also a popular choice for arbitrations in the area.
Roger Stewart KC of 4 New Square is well respected for his international arbitration practice, which covers a wide range of disputes for numerous clients across the globe. He is particularly noted for his expertise in construction, insurance, telecommunications and infrastructure. He has experience acting in ad hoc arbitrations. He is also a highly respected arbitrator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Roger is user-friendly, prompt and very good analytically."
"Roger is very measured in his advice. When things are fraught, he is clear on what you need to do to plot a path."
"Roger is a very commercial silk who is great at taking a step back and seeing the bigger picture. He is very hands-on with the clients, which is invaluable."
"Roger is amazing and an incredible leader."
"Roger is outstanding. He's extremely responsive, prepared and on point. Above all, his commercial mindset is amazing. He understands the overall importance of the dispute, not just the abstract."
"Roger Stewart is my first pick of KC because he's one of the brightest of the generation, one of the best cross-examiners and somebody that will give clear advice that the client can comprehend."
"Roger's very strategic and pragmatic. He's not afraid to take on the more difficult arguments, which is helpful in certain cases."
"Roger Stewart is fabulously fair. efficient and very good with knotty legal problems. He's a pleasure to sit with."
"Roger is the best courtroom advocate I know. He understands the wider concepts and cross-examines until the witness has no escape. If you want a classy advocate at court, he is the number one choice."
"Roger is fantastic and very bright, a star individual."
"Roger is the best courtroom advocate I know. His advocacy and performances are masterclasses in the subtleties of how to immerse yourself in a case and run it as a leader."
"Roger Stewart is my first pick of KC because he's one of the brightest of the generation, one of the best cross-examiners and somebody that will give clear advice that the client can comprehend."
"Roger Stewart is one of the brightest of his generation and one of the best cross-examiners."
"The tone of Roger's advocacy is pitch perfect."
"He is the gold standard for construction negligence advice whenever you want the inside track or to push boundaries."
"Roger is very strategic and pragmatic. He is also not afraid to take on the more difficult arguments."
"He is one of the best cross-examiners; he's somebody that will give clear advice that the client will comprehend."
"Roger is user-friendly, prompt and very good analytically."
"Roger is very measured in his advice. When things are fraught, he is clear on what you need to do to plot a path."
"Roger is a very commercial silk who is great at taking a step back and seeing the bigger picture. He is very hands-on with the clients, which is invaluable."
"Roger is amazing and an incredible leader."
"Roger is outstanding. He's extremely responsive, prepared and on point. Above all, his commercial mindset is amazing. He understands the overall importance of the dispute, not just the abstract."
"Roger Stewart is my first pick of KC because he's one of the brightest of the generation, one of the best cross-examiners and somebody that will give clear advice that the client can comprehend."
"Roger's very strategic and pragmatic. He's not afraid to take on the more difficult arguments, which is helpful in certain cases."
"Roger Stewart is fabulously fair. efficient and very good with knotty legal problems. He's a pleasure to sit with."
"Roger is the best courtroom advocate I know. He understands the wider concepts and cross-examines until the witness has no escape. If you want a classy advocate at court, he is the number one choice."
"Roger is fantastic and very bright, a star individual."
"Roger is the best courtroom advocate I know. His advocacy and performances are masterclasses in the subtleties of how to immerse yourself in a case and run it as a leader."
"Roger Stewart is my first pick of KC because he's one of the brightest of the generation, one of the best cross-examiners and somebody that will give clear advice that the client can comprehend."
"Roger Stewart is one of the brightest of his generation and one of the best cross-examiners."
"The tone of Roger's advocacy is pitch perfect."
"He is the gold standard for construction negligence advice whenever you want the inside track or to push boundaries."
"Roger is very strategic and pragmatic. He is also not afraid to take on the more difficult arguments."
"He is one of the best cross-examiners; he's somebody that will give clear advice that the client will comprehend."
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