Isabel Hitching KC

Practice Areas

Specialist practice in construction, engineering and technology and related commercial and professional negligence fields. Isabel is known for combining intellectual rigour with teamworking approach, analysing and marshalling vast disclosure and working effectively with experts. Regularly appears in Court of Appeal. Sits as adjudicator and arbitrator.

Prior to silk, Isabel was the most senior specialist on AG’s panel acting in a large number of high value and politically sensitive disputes. Isabel continues to act for the government as KC as well as for insurers and private clients.

Contractual and professional negligence claims: domestic and international construction and engineering projects on all major standard and bespoke terms including PFI and government framework agreements, including payment and performance disputes: road, infrastructure, energy and renewables, oil and gas pipelines, defence (military and naval, including shipbuilding), cladding to tower blocks.

Technology: emerging technology for renewables, software systems, online payment software, search engine optimization.

Property damage: chemical contamination, flood, fire, collision.

Financing of construction and engineering projects: bi-furcated finance, on-demand bonds, fraud.

Insurance: coverage, fraud, valuation.

With academic background as lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford, Isabel is frequently instructed in test cases on novel points of law including Supreme Court.

Isabel is known for commercial and strategic approach in mediations and negotiations.

Career

MA (Oxon) (first), BCL Ca led 1992 MT. Sachs LJ and Queen Mother Scholarships. Inns of Court Studentship.

Professional Memberships

TECBAR, SCL, COMBAR, LCLCBA, PNBA. Bar Council International Committee. Member of Civil Procedure Rule Committee.

Publications

Joint Editor Emden’s Construction Law.