Christopher Humby

Chris practices across all areas of the construction, engineering, energy and technology sectors.

Chris has particular experience acting in large scale and complex construction and engineering litigation and arbitration – in both the domestic and international contexts. He is regularly instructed as counsel (both led and unled) in litigation, arbitrations, mediations, and expert determinations.

Chris is recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a leading construction and infrastructure junior counsel in Australia (2024) and South Australia (2023 and 2024). As a solicitor he was noted by Legal 500 UK 2021 for International Arbitration and selected as a “Rising Star” by US legal publication Law360 for 2019 in the area of construction.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Chris was an Of Counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in London. In that role he managed arbitrations and related litigation arising out of significant construction and energy projects in the Middle East.

Chris holds a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne specialising in construction law and dispute resolution. He has published and presented on construction and arbitration issues in Australia, the UK and the Middle East. Chris is also a registered adjudicator under the Western Australian Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021.