Kim Franklin QC is a recognised specialist in the construction, engineering and infrastructure sectors.  She acts predominantly as arbitrator, dispute board member and adjudicator, resolving disputes arising from complex projects in international arbitration, dispute boards and as UK construction adjudicator.  Appointed for numerous ICC, ADCCAC and DIAC arbitrations in the UK, the UAE and GCC, she acts as Sole Arbitrator, Party Appointed and Tribunal Chair.

Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2016, Kim has a flair for technically complex, document-heavy disputes, with a reputation for clarity, strong case management and sound strategic judgment.

Alice Sims specialises in construction and engineering disputes along with professional negligence, regulatory and insurance claims related to these sectors.

She has particular expertise in energy-related disputes (both onshore and offshore) and has acted for clients in a wide range of litigation concerning ships, renewables, nuclear, oil and gas projects. She also regularly acts in cases relating to the sale and supply of chemicals and the construction of chemical processing plants. She is familiar with all of the major standard forms and standard terms of appointment including NEC, JCT, RIBA, LOGIC, RICS, FIDIC, ICC, ICE and IChemE.

She appears in domestic and international arbitrations (conducted under various different rules including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL), the High Court and Court of Appeal and also undertakes all aspects of alternative dispute resolution including representations to adjudicators and enforcement proceedings. Alice also accepts appointments as a mediator (she is TECBAR accredited).

Alice’s popularity with clients and solicitors, whether she is working as part of a team or as sole counsel, stems from her hard working and hands-on approach, which complements her all-round advocacy and paperwork skills.

Michael deals with litigation, international arbitration, adjudication and ADR. Michael trained in London and joined Stevens & Bolton in 1990. He became a partner in 1997. He provides risk management advice for clients in a variety of sectors including manufacturing and distribution, life sciences, construction and engineering, IT, and insurance. Much of his work is international in nature, acting on cross border disputes.

He is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers UK and as a “Leading individual” by The Legal 500. He is also included in The Legal 500 “Hall of Fame” for “law firm partners at the pinnacle of the profession”. He is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.

Michael is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of the British Insurance Law Association and of the Technology and Construction Solicitors Association. He has acted as a court appointed supervising solicitor on the execution of search orders and has taken arbitral appointments. Michael is immediate past Chairman of the South East Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

He is the firm’s Litigation Services Partner, responsible for the consistency of litigation services across the firm. He is also on the firm’s Brexit Group.

Matt is an experienced dispute resolver and has been appointed in over 800 construction and engineering disputes as either adjudicator, arbitrator, mediator, expert determiner, Conflict or Dispute Avoidance Panel/Board member. These disputes have concerned a number of high profile projects both within the UK and overseas, and have involved complex technical and legal issues in a variety of sectors, including education, private and public housing, offices, hotels and leisure, sports stadia, roads and infrastructure, utilities, energy and process engineering.

Matt is on the RICS, TeCSA, CIArb, CEDR, CIC, CIOB and RIBA panels of adjudicators as well as the Irish government panel of construction adjudicators and the FIDIC President's List. He is also on the CIArb panel of construction arbitrators, the RICS select panel of construction and engineering arbitrators and has been appointed by the ICC and DIFC-LCIA in relation to international arbitrations. Matt is frequently named and agreed by parties and their representatives to act as dispute resolver both before and after disputes have arisen. Matthew’s work as a mediator predominantly concerns construction and property related disputes including multi-party disputes, disputes involving public and private bodies, private individuals and insured professionals.

In February 2021 Matt was appointed Chair of the ADR Management Board of the CIC