William has very strong analytical skills and attention to detail and provides a timely and reactive service, is very approachable and makes every effort to be available to clients.”

Legal 500 2022, Commercial

William’s construction and technology practice covers domestic and international engineering, construction and technology disputes of all kinds, ranging from residential developments to infrastructure projects, power and process plant, EPC/turnkey projects and off-shore structures and shipbuilding, and including professional liability of architects, engineers and others.

He is an accredited adjudicator and arbitrator of the English Technology and Construction Bar Association and was legal member of the FIDIC Updates Task Group responsible for drafting the new 2017 editions of the three main FIDIC construction contracts.

In 2020 Wiley Blackwell published his guide to the new contracts, The 2017 FIDIC Contracts: the Second Editions of the Red, Yellow and Silver Books.

  • Qualifications:

    • BA (First Class) University College London
    • B Phil;D Phil Oriel College, Oxford.
    • Benefactors senior law scholar, Middle Temple

  • Professional memberships:

    • Arbitration panel member of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre
    • Panel adjudicator of the Technology and Construction Bar Association

  • William Godwin KC is regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and holds a current practising certificate. If you are not satisfied with the service provided, please read here.