New Temple Chambers provides high quality legal advice and robust representation in all aspects of construction and engineering law, from inception to completion on major complex construction projects.​

Chambers advises on all standard forms of construction contracts including JCT Contracts (JCT 2011 and JCT 2016), NEC Contracts (NEC3 and NEC4), FIDIC suite of contracts, ACA partnering contracts, GC Works contracts, IChemE and IMechE as well as bespoke forms of construction contracts, adjudication, arbitration and construction litigation in the Technology and Construction Court.​

Chambers accepts instructions from a wide range of clients on a direct access basis, including construction and engineering organisations, contractors, subcontractors, employers, architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, claims consultants, corporate clients and international organisations as well as instructing solicitors.​​

The Head of Construction & Engineering at New Temple Chambers is Charles Edwards, (Charles Edwin Edwards (2002), MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) MRICS MCIArb FCInstCES of Middle Temple, Barrister (England and Wales), Adjudicator (Head of Chambers), a dual qualified, first-class high performing Construction Barrister and Chartered Quantity Surveyor with long established expertise in construction and engineering law and is a graduate the University of Cambridge (Departments of Engineering and Architecture), King’s College London (Centre of Construction Law) and the Inns of Court School of Law (Gray’s Inn). Charles is a legal expert in construction and engineering law. ​

Charles’ knowledge and insight has been described as “unparalleled”. Charles’ “grasp and in-depth knowledge of construction, construction law and dispute resolution…is second to none.” Charles is “… extremely dedicated, precise and utterly relentless…”. He has been described as “…a leading thinker in the construction law field” and is “an advocate you most certainly want on your side”.​