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Gatehouse Chambers
1 Lady Hale Gate, Gray’s Inn
WC1X 8BS
England
1 Lady Hale Gate, Gray’s Inn
WC1X 8BS
England
Gatehouse Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 2
Housing ‘a range of very good juniors’, Gatehouse Chambers handles a breadth of professional negligence claims, including matters relating to property transactions, construction, and financial services. Nigel Jones KC and Sarah McCann were instructed to act for the claimant in Enterprise Insurance Company Plc (in liquidation) v EY Limited, a high-value case alleging negligence on behalf of the auditors. Daniel Gatty and Jack Dillon are both experienced property litigators who also handle professional liability cases within the sector. Michael Wheater KC was appointed silk in March 2024. Wheater’s professional negligence practice is complemented by his expertise in construction; one of his recent cases was OCL Facades v Absolute Insurance Brokers in which he represented a specialist cladding contractor in a claim against its insurance broker.2024 Silks
Michael Wheater KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Michael is an absolute star. He is brilliant on the technical side, great with clients, and provides commercial advice. Judges seem to like him and you know you have an advantage with Michael on your side.’
Michael Wheater KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Michael is an absolute star. He is brilliant on the technical side, great with clients, and provides great commercial advice.’
Rising stars
Joshua Griffin – Gatehouse Chambers ‘He is excellent on his feet. He always prepares thoroughly and takes time to understand the underlying strategy.’
Leading Silks
John de Waal KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘He is very down to earth and easy to discuss ideas and tactics with. He is an expert in his field.’ Â
Paul Reed KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Paul is the go-to advocate for construction insurance. He’s insightful with a sixth sense for how cases will play out.’
2023 Silks
David Pliener KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘He’s a great commercial barrister. He’s a safe pair of hands and has a wonderful approach with clients.’
Catherine Piercy KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘She is incredibly intelligent, perceptive, and a joy to work with. Not only does she know the law inside out, she's also commercial and her technical understanding is second to none.’
Leading Juniors
James Hall –Gatehouse Chambers ‘James is everything you want in a barrister. He is thorough, diligent, knowledgeable, commercial and great with clients. As an advocate he is always well-prepared, persuasive, and quick on his feet.’
Sarah McCann –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Sarah is hard working, intelligent, and user-friendly.’
Ebony Alleyne –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Ebony goes above and beyond in her preparations and attention to detail, particularly in cross-examination. She is also very strategic and highly commercial.’
Jonathan Titmuss –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Jon has a wide appreciation of the commercial issues and is very pragmatic. His advocacy is first-rate, calm, and considered.’
Tom Bell – Gatehouse Chambers ‘He’s a fantastic team player. He is very cool and calm. His written work is especially excellent in submissions, which is incredibly helpful as it feels as if the judge is already with you.’
Jack Dillon –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Jack is thorough, approachable, and excellent both on in writing and on his feet. He is calm, considered, and persuasive.’
Simon Kerry – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Simon is incredibly hardworking and has an excellent grasp of technically complicated issues that arise during construction disputes.’
Sara Ibrahim – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Sara is a phenomenally talented barrister. Her advice is detailed and thorough. Her central focus is on the client and what they are ultimately trying to achieve. Sara is a strong advocate and a pleasure to work with.’
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Daniel Gatty –Gatehouse Chambers ‘He has good attention to detail and is always thoroughly prepared. He builds a good rapport with clients and witnesses.’
Louis Zvesper –Gatehouse Chambers ‘He is excellent at distilling complex legal issues and providing clear and concise advice. He is very responsive and excellent for instructing solicitors to deal with.’
Kort Egan  – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Kort's written work is superb. He has a great ability to get on top of complex cases and understands how to value quantum.’
Helena White  – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Helena is a pleasure to instruct. She is highly responsive and personable. Helena is commended for her technical prowess and takes a logical and analytical approach to highly complex issues.’
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Michael Levenstein – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Michael has the combination of razor-sharp wit and laser-like focus. He is excellent with clients. He’s an easy choice when looking for a junior who can handle large and complex matters.’
George Eyre – Gatehouse Chambers ‘He has an exemplary knowledge of both the law and of the client's commercial needs. He has an ability to retain, understand, and analyse a huge amount of information.’
Testimonials
‘The clerking at Gatehouse is very good. Adam Macdonald, Amy McClean, and Patrick Sarson are particularly impressive.’
‘James Duncan-Hartill is excellent.’
‘Gatehouse has a range of very good juniors.’
‘They are a good professional indemnity and construction set.’
‘The clerks are responsive and helpful.’
‘The clerks are always on hand to assist. They are a pleasure to deal with.’
‘The clerking team are well organised, prompt, and reliable.’
‘The clerks are excellent, responsive, and easy to work with.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Property litigation Tier 2
Gatehouse Chambers acts on a broad range of property disputes. Core areas of focus for the team include commercial leases, development and mortgages, and the set has particular strength in advising on matters crossing over with its broader professional negligence expertise. Recent case highlights include Brie Stevens-Hoare KC acting on behalf of the respondent in the Supreme Court in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail, an appeal involving issues of liability for disputed service charge payments and interpretation of service charge provision in commercial leases. In another matter, John de Waal KC and Gemma de Cordova appeared before the Court of Appeal in FSV Freeholders v SGL1 Ltd, concerning the validity of an offer notice under section 5 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 and the tenants' rights of first refusal. Additionally, Jamal Demachkie appeared before the Court of Appeal in Prescott Place Freeholders Ltd & Ors v Batin & Donovan, a case involving the issue of whether an order made pursuant to section 19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 was in interest in land or created solely personal rights and obligations.Rising stars
Byroni Kleopa – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Byroni offers practical advice that goes to the heart of a dispute.’
Leading Silks
Brie Stevens-Hoare KC – Gatehouse Chambers 'Brie is a star and highly respected in the field of property litigation. She is a great advocate, calm and measured but firm.'
John de Waal KC – Gatehouse Chambers ‘As an advocate he is a master of his brief and fights tenaciously for his clients. He is oil on troubled waters when the tension is rising in litigation, and can take the heat out of situations easily.'
Leading Juniors
Jamal Demachkie – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Jamal is an outstanding property litigation counsel. In court he is poised but assertive.’
Gemma de Cordova – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Gemma is a force to be reckoned with. She is tenacious in the courtroom and stands her ground. She is also incredibly good with the lay client and gains their confidence at the outset.’
Daniel Gatty – Gatehouse Chambers ‘His quiet and calm manner belies a sharp intellect, impressive attention to detail and real team spirit.’Â
Emily Betts – Gatehouse Chambers ‘A responsive junior with deep legal knowledge.’
Katrina Mather – Gatehouse Chambers ‘She provides excellent technical advice and fantastic commercial considerations.’
John Clargo – Gatehouse Chambers ‘An exceptional advocate who is extremely knowledgeable. His written work is first rate.'
Lina Mattsson – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Lina is a tenacious and determined litigator. She fights her clients' corner hard.'
Faisel Sadiq – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Faisel communicates effectively and persuasively in court. His advice is clear and well-reasoned.'
Laura Tweedy – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Laura is a formidable strategist. She gets on top of the detail immediately and provides considered and commercial advice on how to run the case and achieve the client's objectives.'
Jack Dillon – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Jack is a very calm and confident advocate, who does not demur from assertively defending difficult positions in court when he has to but always with charm and a level of experience beyond his year of call.'
Andrew Skelly – Gatehouse Chambers ‘A formidable advocate. He has the ability to expose dissembling and prevarication with devastating effect.’
Cameron Stocks – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Cameron's advocacy is very direct and authoritative.’
David Peachey – Gatehouse Chambers ‘An exemplary barrister.’
Monty Palfrey – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Monty is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of property law and conveys that knowledge both lucidly and persuasively.'
Steven Woolf – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Steven is exceptionally versatile and knowledgeable, and has a great talent for dissecting and disseminating information into a comprehensible, readily accessible format.'
Clare Anslow – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Clare is a tenacious advocate. She is clear and commanding on her feet.’
John Beresford – Gatehouse Chambers ‘John's legal analysis is excellent. He does not take bad points or waste time. His advocacy is measured, calm and thorough.'
Carl Brewin – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Carl has a serene manner, and remains unfazed in every case.'
Testimonials
‘James Duncan-Hartill is an absolute delight.’
‘Patrick Sarson is brilliant to deal with.’
‘Gatehouse has a very good set of junior barristers and has become our go to for any possession matters we are instructed on.’
‘They have a range of high quality barristers, supported by a fantastic clerks’ room.’
‘Gatehouse are a fantastic set; they have great experience and depth across real estate disputes.’
‘The clerks are second to none.’
London Bar > Costs and litigation funding Tier 3
Offering a ‘well-skilled costs team at all levels’, Gatehouse Chambers members are well-versed at handling complex appellate cases, as well as assisting litigation teams on applications for security for costs, wasted costs and non-party costs orders. The ‘superb’ PJ Kirby KC continues to regularly advise on detailed assessments, costs budgeting and funding arrangements; having recently led Martyn Griffiths in Wilkins v Serco, a case of fundamental importance to the extension of the fixed costs regime. In Abbott v Ministry of Defence, Robin Dunne acts for the MoD in the determination of the costs arising from the claimant’s solicitors incurring in excess of £3m in issuing claims following the High Court finding that they could not be issued on one claim form.Rising stars
Charlotte Wilk – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charlotte is highly intelligent and capable. Her knowledge of costs law and practice is significant and greater than juniors of similar call due to her involvement in multiple costs cases. Her written work as well as her advice to clients are both first class.’Â
Leading Silks
PJ Kirby KC –Gatehouse Chambers 'PJ has a superb manner in court. He leads in conferences with lay clients and takes control and provides confidence.'
Leading Juniors
Robin Dunne –Gatehouse Chambers 'Robin's attention to detail is second to none. He regularly appears against leading counsel and more than holds his own. He provides realistic, commercial advice and is always willing to entertain new and innovative tactics.'
Martyn Griffiths –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Martyn has the ability to provide advice that is both technically sound but also is commercially pragmatic. He is able to see the bigger picture and come up with solutions that sometimes haven't even been considered by clients.’
Alaric Watson – Gatehouse Chambers 'Alaric is very approachable and practical in his advice. He is responsive and a good sounding board for queries.'
Testimonials
‘Nadia Carby is particularly helpful and is the go-to practice manager.’Â
‘The clerks are very good. Peter Foad is calm measured and very thorough and Adam McDonald is always on the ball.’Â
‘All the clerks are helpful and have a sense of urgency.’
‘The Clerks are generally responsive and easy to talk to. They also provide a range of barristers to choose from based on the criteria submitted.’
‘Gatehouse are a great set and the clerks are approachable and always very quick to revert with quotes and advice relating to briefs.’Â
‘Gatehouse Chambers has a specialist costs team which includes silks, senior juniors and juniors.’Â
‘The set is very good for availability of barristers and they are extremely knowledgeable in costs, particularly Part 36 offers and issues around disclosure.’Â
‘Gatehouse’s costs team are well skilled at all levels.’Â
Work highlights
London Bar > Insolvency Tier 3
Gatehouse Chambers houses a number of barristers with experience in insolvency cases, ranging from issues with director misfeasance, cross-border shareholder disputes, as well as disputed winding up petitions and unfair prejudice petitions. Within insurance insolvency, Sarah McCann is involved in a variety of cases, including a cross-border dispute that emerged as a result of Enterprise Insurance Company's insolvency in Gibraltar. Sarah Clarke represents high-profile clients in a variety of claims, while Jonathan Titmuss is involved in multiple insolvency disputes. Charles Raffin and Ryan Hocking are also key names at the set.Leading Juniors
Jonathan Titmuss – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Jon is approachable, gives punchy advice and genuinely cares about the outcome of the case.’
Sarah Clarke – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Sarah is very hardworking and tenacious. Her advocacy is calm and methodical. She ensures that she sees a point through to its conclusion, even when it appears that a judge seems to be with her, in order to ensure that a thorough approach is taken. Sarah is extremely commercial and willing to understand our clients’ needs, constraints, and decision making processes.’
Sarah McCann – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Sarah is hard-working, conscientious and intelligent. She always makes herself available as and when necessary.’
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Wendy Parker – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Wendy brings a great deal of experience, which really shows in her advocacy. She is a team player and knows how to work as part of a wider team.’
Alaric Watson – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Deep expertise in insolvency, technically excellent but also experienced enough to cut to the commercial reality.’
Ryan Hocking – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Ryan is a solid junior, very commercial minded and quick to understand all the issues/points in play.’
Katrina Mather – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Katrina has a friendly but robust style, which is conducive to effectively managing client expectations. She gives firm but measured advice when approaching a case.’
Phillip Patterson – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Philip is very effective on his feet. His cross-examination style is thorough and he does not move on until his point has hit home with the judge, but he measures this well.’
Testimonials
‘Gatehouse have a wide range of exceedingly good quality Counsel.’Â
‘Gatehouse Chambers are brilliant at providing skilled barristers who can provide a first class service.’
‘Good, efficient service from the clerks.’Â
‘Peter Foad and Mark Gilby are always responsive and helpful.’
‘Nadia Carby is always efficient, very organised and accommodating.’
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Work highlights
London Bar > Personal injury Tier 3
The personal injury offering at Gatehouse Chambers fields ‘an impressive and complete service to the insurance industry‘, acting for both claimants and defendants in public and private liability claims involving cognitive and spinal injuries, polytraumatic and neurological claims, along with chronic pain issues incurred in traffic, workplaces and during strenuous activities. Charles Bagot KC  is a notable senior practitioner of personal injury, typically acting in domestic and multijurisdictional cases involving maximum severity brain and spine injuries, fatal claims and amputations. Emma Zeb works closely with Bagot in high-value injury cases.Leading Silks
Charles Bagot KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charles has developed into a leader in his field. He has all the attributes you want to see in a barrister. It is not just that he knows the law but you accept his advice because it comes from someone with such authority. He is charming but tough. He is efficient and approachable.’
Personal injury - Leading Juniors
Colm Nugent –Gatehouse Chambers Tactically astute, Colm brings a wealth of experience to all cases. He offers a unique insight and is very tactically flexible, offering a different viewpoint and approach for how to take a case forward. Clients love him.’
Emma Zeb  – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Emma brings an all round excellent addition to any legal team, the clients warm to her, she is always thoroughly prepared, forensically precise, is a robust advocate and a dominant presence in the court room, but remains unflappable in the most trying of circumstances.‘
Jasmine Murphy –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Never fails to achieve the intended result. No praise can be higher.’
Jake Rowley – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Jake provides eloquent and concise advice in a very personable manner.’
Testimonials
‘A strong set with good depth in the Catastrophic Injury field. Webinars are very helpful and good value for money.’
‘Gatehouse chambers has some very strong individuals in personal injury.’
‘Efficient, orderly, esprit de corps, and always available to help.’
‘Very helpful clerks who are approachable.’
‘Gatehouse Chambers provide an impressive and complete service to the insurance industry when defending Personal Injury claims.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Private wealth and probate Tier 3
Gatehouse Chambers is ‘a strong chancery set with a big private client team at all levels of strength in depth’. Brie Stevens-Hoare KC recently acted for the claimant in Pidsley & Pidsley v Spencer, challenging a will which is alleged to have had the signatures of its witnesses procured by fraud on the part of the deceased’s stepdaughter. Charlotte John is ‘incredibly thorough and leaves no stone unturned’ and is representing the claimant in Ellis v Care, a probate and proprietary estoppel dispute in which the brother of the deceased farmer questioned the capacity of his brother to make the will.Rising stars
Adam Smith-Roberts –Gatehouse Chambers 'Adam has excellent written advocacy and is very responsive.'
Leading Silks
Brie Stevens-Hoare KC –Gatehouse Chambers 'Brie is a true leader of the bar. She is a formidable opponent and approachable. She commands the court's confidence and has an easy manner that makes judges warm to her.'
Leading Juniors
Charlotte John –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charlotte is the barrister who leaves no stone unturned and knows the documents upside down and back to front. Her drafting is brilliant, and she is always a step ahead when putting pen to paper. Her cross-examination is meticulously thought out and prepared.’
Cameron Stocks –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Cameron is a brilliant junior in both his drafting and on his feet. He is the go-to, down-to-earth barrister who can easily converse and explain complicated legal concepts to inexperienced clients.’
Testimonials
‘The clerks and practice managers at Gatehouse Chambers are a delight to deal with, in particular, James Duncan-Hartill and Patrick Sarson.’
‘The clerks are second to none. Clerks of note include Patrick Sarson.’
‘Gatehouse Chambers is a friendly and efficient set. It has a strong field of counsel who can assist and a range of experience levels.’
‘Gatehouse Chambers is an undiscovered gem for contentious probate matters.’
‘Gatehouse Chambers is an excellent set and a go-to chambers with a variety of counsel at varying degrees of call.’
‘Gatehouse Chambers has a strength in depth at all levels of experience and is very knowledgeable in the specialist area.’
‘Gatehouse Chambers is a friendly set of chambers with a solid reputation.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Social housing Tier 3
Gatehouse Chambers has ‘great strength in residential property issues’ with their close-knit team covering a wide range of issues, including right to buy, disrepair and anti-social injunctions. Alison Meacher is ‘a strong advocate’, with recent highlights include representing a local authority in resisting an application to stay an order for possession; she is also well regarded in complex right to buy cases. Laura Tweedy has ‘a tremendous intellect matched with brilliant advocacy’, her recent work has included Mears Housing Management v Luton, a case that involved the eviction of homeless individuals. She also has experience in anti-social behaviour cases and possession proceedings.Leading Juniors
Alison Meacher – Gatehouse Chambers 'Alison is very knowledgeable in this area of law. She’s incredibly intelligent and this is reflected in the quality of her advice and her drafting. She is a strong advocate and presents her client’s case clearly and firmly. Her advice is always thorough and well reasoned.'
Laura Tweedy – Gatehouse Chambers ‘A tremendous intellect matched with calm, effective and brilliant advocacy. Laura knows how to approach judges. She can go on the attack but is also succinct and tactful when needed.'
Testimonials
‘Sam Read is particularly impressive as he makes special effort to assist and always comes back in good time.’
‘I rate James Duncan-Hartill very highly. Having worked with him for over 10 years, he is exceptional in terms of engagement, response time and conduct.’
‘Gatehouse provides an excellent service. The clerks are friendly.’
‘It is a pleasure to instruct Gatehouse. Whoever is offered as counsel will always perform well and it is a pleasure to speak with the clerks.’
‘ The barristers at Gatehouse work together to ensure the client gets the best advice across all areas of social housing law.’
‘Gatehouse have great strength in depth for residential property issues. They are well positioned in the market and also well respected.’
‘They are the go-to set for social housing.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 4
Gatehouse Chambers ‘offers a wide spectrum of expertise across commercial litigation’, encompassing issues such as international supply contract disagreements, warranty and indemnity claims, and joint venture disputes. In VH Invest and Airprofile v Moir and Oilsearch Limited and others, David Lewis KC is acting for the claimants, who allege breach of contract and misrepresentation relating to the development of patented technology used to measure airflow from wind turbines. In a complex multi-jurisdictional case, Nigel Jones KC and Sarah McCann are representing Riad Tawfiq Al Sadik in his claims of professional negligence against Clyde & Co, as well as two barristers and an offshore law firm, involving UAE, English, and Cayman laws.Rising stars
James Shaw – Gatehouse Chambers 'James is exceptionally bright and quick to grasp the heart of a problem, with an understanding of the practical and legal realities that a company may face in the course of litigation. His advocacy finds the perfect way to strongly assert his clients’ rights while retaining a balanced manner that is convincing to the court.'
George Eyre – Gatehouse Chambers ‘George has a phenomenal engine for huge volumes of work and delivers high-quality advice, written advocacy, and pleadings. His legal and procedural knowledge is first rate and he shows an ability to deal with clients that is ahead of his years.'
Leading Silks
David Lewis KC – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Brilliant strategist – he is able to find solutions where others see nothing. He is brilliant with clients and the judges are always engaged by his focused and persuasive submissions.’
Leading Juniors
Emily Betts –Gatehouse Chambers 'Super intelligent and extremely good with clients. Her drafting is concise and persuasive, and she is a formidable presence in court.'
Sarah McCann –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Sarah is intelligent and very hard-working She is also forthright and structured when undertaking advocacy.’
Charles Raffin – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charles is a great thinker. He is excellent on the law and strategy. His advocacy is detailed, thorough and on point.'
Paul Strelitz – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Always very well prepared and gets into the detail. Great team player and very good with clients.'
Testimonials
‘The clerks are personable and efficient. Nadia Carby is particularly helpful in respect of the juniors.’
‘Very responsive – Tom Street is particularly helpful and provides an excellent service.’
‘Peter Foad and Nadia Carby are top-rate: pleasant and efficient to deal with.’
‘James Duncan-Hartill is a really pleasant clerk to deal with.’
‘They have some absolutely brilliant performers in the set.’
‘Gatehouse is a go-to set for commercial litigation matters.’
‘Gatehouse are a top-tier set with excellent barristers.’
‘Gatehouse Chambers offers a wide spectrum of expertise across commercial litigation at all levels of call.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Construction Tier 4
With ‘genuine strength in depth at every level’, Gatehouse Chambers offers representation on a wide range of construction-related issues, with a particular focus in project disputes and defect claims. Leading Ebony Alleyne, Paul Reed KC is instructed to representing Mace in a major contractual claim concerning roof defects at Sky’s headquarters in Osterley. Simon Kerry acted as opposing counsel to David Pliener KC, who represented JN Piling in a three-party claim arising out of an oil spill, while Catherine Piercy KC acted as sole counsel to a Click St Andrew in a damages claim. Helena White continues to represent W Griffiths Architects as sole counsel in a major professional negligence TCC claim regarding fire safety and cladding issues. In the international arena, Andrew Kearney is acting as lead counsel through a high-value ICC arbitration against an international design and build contractor in the engineering sector.Rising stars
Kort Egan – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Kort is assured and controlled. Methodical preparation leads to calm yet persuasive advocacy. Understands strategy as well as the law.'
George Eyre – Gatehouse Chambers ‘George has exemplary knowledge of both the law and of the client's commercial needs. An ability to retain, understand and analyse a huge amount of information and consistently apply it to queries and issues as they develop.'
Leading Silks
Paul Reed KC – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Paul’s expertise on the construction insurance is superb. Also, his advocacy skills before tribunals are excellent and very persuasive.’Â
2023 Silks
David Pliener KC– Gatehouse Chambers 'David is a stand-out barrister and a clear all-rounder. He is great with clients, superb on the law, and terrific on his feet.'
Catherine Piercy KC– Gatehouse Chambers ‘Fantastic advocate: Catherine reacts well on her feet and is a devil when it comes to cross-examination. A pleasure to work with. Firm yet fair, commercial yet legal, approachable yet with gravitas and never fails to get to grips with the details. A superstar of the Bar.’Â
2024 Silks
Michael Wheater KC– Gatehouse Chambers ‘Tactically excellent with superb drafting. His advocacy is excellent: clear, concise, and skilfully delivered. He commands respect from opponents and judges. Incredibly astute, but down to earth and well liked by clients as they appreciate that Michael understands their role and the industry.'
Leading Juniors
Ebony Alleyne – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Ebony goes above and beyond in attention to detail in her preparations. As a result she delivers logical, razor sharp and highly intelligent cross examination. Her advocacy skills are impressive.'Â
Sarah McCann – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Sarah's drafting is very good quality, clear and persuasive. She has a good straightforward manner with clients and is commercial. She is also approachable and easy to work with.'
Simon Kerry - Gatehouse Chambers 'Simon is a very clear communicator. He is able to distil complicated issues into client-friendly advice, both in writing and in conference. His drafting skills are strong. He is an asset to any case on which he works.'
Emma Hynes - Gatehouse Chambers 'Emma is forensic in her analysis and has an exceptional ability to articulate her arguments.'
Andrew Kearney – Gatehouse Chambers 'Andrew's main strength is his ability to very quickly get to the major issues in the case, and then articulate those major issues with brevity and clarity. This flows through to his advocacy, which is always focused and precise.'Â
Testimonials
‘Clerks are very responsive.’Â
‘Quick, efficient, excellent hospitality. Nothing bad to say about the clerking team.’Â
‘The Clerks are always willing to assist as much as they can and they have shown a real desire to build and develop professional relationships.’Â
‘Gatehouse is a very good chambers for construction law matters. They have quality barristers at all levels of seniority.’Â
‘Gatehouse is a strong construction chambers with genuine strength in depth at every level.’Â
‘Gatehouse are in the ‘Champions League’ for anything construction and insurance related. There is no one better.’Â
‘Gatehouse is a go-to-set for construction, insurance and professional indemnity claims.’Â
‘Set appears to be going from strength to strength in the construction sector.’Â
Work highlights
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance Tier 4
The insurance team at Gatehouse Chambers is experienced in policy coverage work, having acted for a range of insureds, insurers and reinsurers. Members routinely advise on coverage and avoidance issues, including dealing with issues of misrepresentation and non-disclosure. Paul Reed KC is regarded as a ‘leading authority on construction and engineering insurance,’ having led Ebony Alleyne and James Shaw on the case of Sky Broadcasting Ltd, Mace Ltd v Insurers, winning a liability declarations trial against insurers and secured interim payment for the cost of repairing damage during construction to the largest flat roof in Europe, that of Sky’s site on Osterley. Michael Wheater KC took silk in the 2024 round.Leading Silks
Paul Reed KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Paul is the leading authority on construction and engineering insurance. Having him on your team provides instant reassurance. His advice on difficult issues is consistently on point.’
2023 Silks
David Pliener KC – Gatehouse Chambers ‘David’s elevation to KC was richly deserved. He goes from strength to strength.’
2024 Silks
Michael Wheater KC – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Technically excellent, very user friendly and good with strategy. Also very commercially minded and great with clients. Well deserved recent promotion to KC.'
Leading Juniors
Sarah McCann – Gatehouse Chambers 'Sarah is intelligent and very hardworking.'
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Ebony Alleyne  – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Ebony is fantastic and solicitors would never have any hesitation in instructing or recommending her. She knows her cases inside out and back to front and never misses any of the detail.’
Tom Bell  – Gatehouse Chambers ‘A fantastic team player. Very cool and calm, unflappable. Willing to be clear with his advice and not sit on a fence, especially when in conference with clients to put the point across. Does not just take the legal answer, also factors in the other commercial drivers at play and comes to a reasoned approach.’
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George Eyre  – Gatehouse Chambers 'Very bright, up and coming junior. Good drafting skills and user friendly.'
Helena White – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Helena is very good with client and explaining the most complex areas to them in a way that they understand. She put\'s them at ease. She has a commercial outlook which clients like and her advice always recognizes this.'
Louis Zvesper – Gatehouse Chambers ‘A highly intelligent and thoroughly likeable junior. Excellent with clients. Wise and calm beyond his years. Louis has made a real name for himself as a leading junior in insurance.’
Testimonials
‘Very good clerks, always responsive and happy to assist.’
‘The set is modern and user friendly.’Â
‘Gatehouse have really improved their strength in depth over recent years.’
‘Clerks helpful. Natasha is always useful and quick to get back which can be critical.’Â
‘The clerks are very responsive and nothing is too much trouble for them.’
Work highlights
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 4
Brie Stevens-Hoare KC – Gatehouse Chambers Gatehouse Chambers‘ Brie Stevens-Hoare KC‘s ‘sharp, no-nonsense approach is a huge asset during mediations. She is able to ascertain the key drivers for each party and use these efficiently to ensure settlements are achieved’. Stevens-Hoare’s mediation expertise covers property litigation, property-related probate, professional negligence, and franchising.Laura Tweedy – Gatehouse Chambers Gatehouse Chambers‘ Laura Tweedy is ‘passionate about the benefits of mediation and how it can be used to find common ground’. Also part of the Wandsworth Mediation Service team, Tweedy’s mediation experience covers the division of property assets following death and relationship breakdowns, building conflicts, service charges, and landlord and tenant issues. Tweedy also mediates anti-social behaviour, and contractual, financial and ownership matters.John de Waal KC – Gatehouse Chambers Gatehouse Chambers ‘ John de Waal KC is ‘calm and pragmatic, and gently steers parties towards common ground’. Also at The Property Mediators, de Waal is a property silk with an established mediation practice, who has acted in over 150 mediations to date.Work highlights
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London Bar > Clinical negligence
Rising stars
Emma Woods – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Excellent technical legal ability and takes a pragmatic approach. She is a trusted advocate; she is clear, persuasive and a beacon of calm in all situations.’
Leading Silks
Charles Bagot KC –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Superb knowledge of both law and procedure. An excellent eye for detail. Immensely respected by claimants and defendants alike. His advocacy is smooth, fluent and persuasive.’
Leading Juniors
Vanessa McKinlay – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Great intuition. Good medical knowledge. Great in cases with traumatised clients.’
Emma Zeb  – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Emma is a formidable opponent in the court room, calm but precise throughout and always reassuring to the clients.’
Aneurin Moloney – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Aneurin's attention to detail is excellent. When acting for claimants, he always goes the extra mile to maximise damages. In addition, he is approachable and good with clients.’
London Bar > Company
Rising stars
James Shaw – Gatehouse Chambers ‘James is a fantastic junior who is very strong on complex points of company law.’
Leading Silks
Nigel Jones KC – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Nigel is fantastic, he is incredibly user-friendly and has a brain the size of a planet.’
David Lewis KC – Gatehouse Chambers ‘David is a phenomenal advocate and a master tactician.’
Leading Juniors
Sarah Clarke – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Sarah has a superb eye for detail, is fantastic with clients, and her arguments are always sensible and well-reasoned.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
Leading Silks
David Lewis KC – Gatehouse Chambers 'A phenomenal advocate and a real street fighter.'
London Bar > Court of Protection: health and welfare
Leading Juniors
Alison Meacher –Gatehouse Chambers 'Alison's experience is unparalleled. She is knowledgeable and fantastic with clients. She is always well-prepared and readily available for advice. She is knowledgeable and exceedingly careful when drafting.'
South Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation
Leading Juniors
Lauren Godfrey –Gatehouse Chambers 'Lauren is very quick on his feet and a seasoned trial lawyer. He is sharp, tenacious and has the ear of the court.'
South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
Leading Juniors
Charlotte John –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charlotte consistently demonstrates a high level of expertise and phenomenal attention to detail in her work. Charlotte is approachable yet professional and leaves no stone unturned.’
John Clargo –Gatehouse Chambers ‘John is strong both in advocacy and on paper. He has always displayed a firm grasp of the issues and the law.’
South Eastern Circuit > Employment
Leading Juniors
Lauren Godfrey – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Lauren is adept at dealing with clients - he can manage their expectations of outcomes in a litigation process.’
Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
Leading Juniors
Emma Zeb – Gatehouse Chambers 'Emma is extremely thorough and understands complex medical conditions. She is approachable, always well-prepared and an excellent advocate.'
Vanessa McKinlay – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Vanessa is extremely knowledgeable and has a laser-like focus on the issues in the case. She is exceptionally good with clients.’
Western Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
Leading Juniors
Emma Zeb – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Emma is a second-to-none and highly talented advocate. Her calm, straightforward and clear style of advocacy is recognised and appreciated by the judges and coroners she appears before.’Â
Western Circuit > Personal injury
Leading Juniors
Emma Zeb – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Emma is a formidable advocate, very detailed in her approach and always well-prepared. She is compassionate with clients and puts them at ease.’
London Bar > Education
Leading Juniors
Shazia Akhtar – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Shazia is an outstanding barrister, with an excellent knowledge of the law in relation to special educational needs. She is a good advocate, she takes no nonsense from her opponent local authority and instils the client with confidence about the way in which their case is handled and achieves outstanding results for parents of children with disabilities.’
London Bar > Employment
Leading Juniors
Mark Stephens – Gatehouse Chambers 'A rare talent who is worth his weight in gold.'
Paul Strelitz –Gatehouse Chambers 'He is hugely pragmatic and a robust advocate. He can be challenging without alienating the judge.'
Matthew Hodson – Gatehouse Chambers 'A steady and authoritative junior who is a good performer in court.'
Sara Ibrahim – Gatehouse Chambers 'Sara is always well-prepared for hearings, and her steady hand in navigating the vagaries of the employment tribunal system is always a great source of comfort.'
Rajiv Bhatt – Gatehouse Chambers 'He is confident and articulate before the tribunal, and unflustered under questioning. He has an eye for a good point. He's brilliant on his feet.'
Lauren Godfrey – Gatehouse Chambers 'Lauren is astute, pragmatic and thorough. He works well with clients and provides practical solutions.'
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
Leading Juniors
Emma Zeb - Gatehouse Chambers 'Emma's knowledge and approach to managing the Inquest process is impeccable.'
Emma Hynes - Gatehouse Chambers 'Emma has an exceptional depth of knowledge of statutory public inquiry work.'
The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes
Leading Juniors
Charles Raffin – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charles is extremely intelligent with a brilliant analytical mind and an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law.'
Gatehouse Chambers > Set Profile
Gatehouse Chambers specialises in commercial dispute resolution, construction, insolvency and restructuring, insurance, personal injury and clinical negligence, private client, professional liability and property. It is one of the most innovative and modern sets at the Bar. Known for its friendly atmosphere and progressive outlook, it is run as a commercial business with a strong focus on client service. Its business culture is reinforced by an active CSR and equality and diversity programme.
Work undertaken
Commercial dispute resolution: Gatehouse Chambers has a strong commercial litigation and arbitration team who also offer specialist expertise in banking and finance; companies, joint ventures and partnerships; executive and employment disputes; franchising; intellectual property and private international law. Michael Wheater and Charles Raffin are the authors of the market leading text: E-disclosure – Law & Practice.
Construction and engineering: Gatehouse Chambers is a leading construction set whose members deal in both construction litigation and arbitration; construction insolvency; energy and renewables; construction related professional negligence and property damage. Under the editorship of Paul Reed KC, the team has produced two leading texts: Construction All Risks Insurance and Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance.
Insolvency and restructuring: The team specialise in corporate and personal insolvency; construction and property insolvency; directors’ disqualification as well as civil fraud and asset tracing. The team edits Atkins Corporate Insolvency.
Insurance: Gatehouse Chambers covers construction, professional indemnity insurance and litigation insurance as well as general coverage disputes and insurance funded litigation. The team contributes to Insurance Broking Practice & the Law.
Personal Injury and clinical negligence: With specialist expertise in disease, fraud, inquests, inquiries and product liability.  Charles Bagot KC and Jasmine Murphy are on the editorial board of Kemp & Kemp: the Quantum of Damages and also The Personal Injuries and Quantum Reports.
Private client: The team handle contentious probate and Inheritance Act cases as well as those involving the Court of Protection and trusts including TOLATA, community care, social welfare and benefits.
Professional liability: Gatehouse Chambers is a leading set handling professional negligence claims across the construction and property, financial, insolvency, insurance and legal sectors.
Property: Gatehouse Chambers is a premier property set handling commercial landlord and tenant; development and planning; housing (social and privately rented); leasehold and leasehold management, real property and mortgages as well as TOLATA claims. John de Waal KC, assisted by a Gatehouse Chambers team, edits Risk & Negligence in Property Transactions. Daniel Gatty has produced A Practical Guide to Rights over Airspace & Subsoil.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Member of Chambers | JONES KC, Nigel (1976) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | ANDERSON KC, Lesley (1989) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | REED KC, Paul (1988) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Joint Head of Chambers | STEVENS-HOARE KC, Brie (1986) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | KIRBY KC, Peter (1989) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | de WAAL KC, John (1992) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Joint Head of Chambers | BAGOT KC, Charles (1997) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | LEWIS KC, David (1997) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | PLIENER KC, David (1996) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | KARIM KC, Sam (2002) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | PIERCY KC, Catherine (2007) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | LAUGHTON SC, Greg (1982) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | STOW KC, Tim (1965) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | PARKER, Wendy (1978) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | KING, Karl (1985) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | PALFREY, Monty (1985) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WOOLF, Steven (1989) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | GATTY, Daniel (1990) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | EILLEDGE, Amanda (1991) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HIGGINS, Rupert (1991) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Members of Chambers | NUGENT, Colm (1992) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | CLARGO, John (1994) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SKELLY, Andrew (1994) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | ROWNTREE, Edward (1996) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SILCOCK, Ian (1997) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WATSON, Alaric (1997) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MEACHER, Alison (1998) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | PETTS, Peter (1998) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | STEPHENS, Mark (1998) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | ZEB, Emma (1998) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SLACK, Henry (1999) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HALL, James (2000) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SADIQ, Faisel (2000) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | McKINLAY, Vanessa (2000) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | AKHTAR, Shazia (2001) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | McCANN, Sarah (2001) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | TITMUSS, Jonathan (2001) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | DUNNE, Robin (2002) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MURPHY, Jasmine (2002) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | CLARKE, Sarah (2003) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WHEATER, Michael (2003) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | DEMACHKIE, Jamal (2004) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HODSON, Matthew (2004) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SIMON, Philipp (2004) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | THOMSON, Jeffrey (2004) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | RAFFIN, Charles (2005) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | STRELITZ, Paul (2005) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | BELL, Thomas (2006) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | BREWIN, Carl (2006) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | DE CORDOVA, Gemma (2006) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2524 |
| Member of Chambers | IBRAHIM, Sara (2006) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WHITTOCK, Dr Robert (2006) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | GODFREY, Lauren (2007) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | KEARNEY, Andrew (2007) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | TWEEDY, Laura (2007) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WHITE, Helena (2007) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | PEACHEY, David (2007) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | JOHN, Charlotte (2008) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | PATTERSON, Phillip (2008) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | ALLEYNE, Ebony (2009) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | BETTS, Emily (2009) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SINGARAJAH, Frederico (2009) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MATTSON, Lina (2010) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | ANSLOW, Clare (2011) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | GRIFFITHS, Martyn (2011) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | McERLEAN, Aileen (2011) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | BERESFORD, John (2012) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | DILLON, Jack (2012) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | KERRY, Simon (2012) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | LEE, Katie (2012) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | TETSTALL, Michael (2012) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HYNES, Emma (2013) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MOLONEY, Aneurin (2013) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | BHATT, Rajiv (2014) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HOCKING, Ryan (2014) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MATHER, Katrina (2014) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | GOPAL, Priya (2014) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HUSAIN, Emily (2014) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | LEVENSTEIN, Michael (2015) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | STOCKS, Cameron (2015) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | ZVESPER, Louis (2015) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | DRAGE, Helena (2015) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | O'GRADY, MARK (2016) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | EGAN, Kort (2017) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | EYRE, George (2017) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | KLEOPA, Byroni (2017) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MARIS, Michael (2017) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SHAW, James (2017) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SHARPE, Jaysen (2017) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WOODS, Emma (2017) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | GRIFFIN, Joshua (2018) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HAMMOND, Rob (2018) | [email protected] | 00 44 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | HENDERSON, Miguel (2018) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | GOLIGHTLY, William (2019) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | SMITH-ROBERTS, Adam (2019) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WHYTE, Alice (2019) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MITTY, Thomas (2021) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | WILK, Charlotte (2021) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | DACIE-LOMBARDO, Victoria (2022) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Member of Chambers | MARRIOTT, Philip (2022) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Consultant | GALLAGHER, John (1974) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Consultant | CUNNINGHAM, Graham (1976) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Consultant | LENNARD, Stephen (1976) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Consultant | BENBOW, Sara (1990) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Consultant | FAGBORUN-BENNETT, Morayo (2004) | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
| Chief Executive | ILLING, Amanda | [email protected] | 0044 (0)20 7242 2523 |
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Sara Benbow | Sara is a property and commercial specialist who is equally at home… | View Profile |
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John Beresford | John Beresford specialises in commercial and property law. John has appeared in… | View Profile |
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Emily Betts | Emily is an experienced commercial barrister specialising in all aspects of commercial… | View Profile |
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Rajiv Bhatt | Rajiv Bhatt is a specialist commercial, employment and construction law barrister. He… | View Profile |
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Carl Brewin | Carl Brewin is a specialist property barrister with a particular focus on… | View Profile |
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John Clargo | John’s practice is primarily based on advice and representation in relation to… | View Profile |
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Sarah Clarke | Sarah is a commercially astute advocate with extensive experience of commercial chancery… | View Profile |
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Graham Cunningham | Graham is an unregistered barrister. He is also part of the Gatehouse… | View Profile |
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Victoria Dacie-Lombardo | Victoria joined Gatehouse in 2023, following the successful completion of her pupillage.… | View Profile |
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Jamal Demachkie | Jamal Demachkie is a very experienced commercial barrister who specialises in property… | View Profile |
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Jack Dillon | Jack Dillon is a well-regarded specialist commercial, property and professional negligence barrister.… | View Profile |
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Helena Drage | Helena accepts instructions in all areas of our work and has a… | View Profile |
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Robin Dunne | Robin Dunne is a specialist in costs and litigation funding. He has… | View Profile |
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Kort Egan | Kort specialises in domestic and international commercial disputes with particular expertise in… | View Profile |
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Amanda Eilledge | Amanda is an experienced commercial chancery litigator with a thorough understanding of… | View Profile |
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George Eyre | George Eyre specialises in commercial disputes and is identified as a “rising… | View Profile |
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John Gallagher | John Gallagher has an extensive practice with experience in professional indemnity and… | View Profile |
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Daniel Gatty | Daniel specialises in disputes about property, with an emphasis on real property… | View Profile |
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Lauren Godfrey | Lauren is a commercial chancery practitioner. The focus of his practice is… | View Profile |
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William Golightly | William joined Gatehouse Chambers in October 2020. He is interested in all… | View Profile |
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Priya Gopal | Priya’s practice encompasses all aspects of Property Law, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Professional… | View Profile |
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Joshua Griffin | Josh specialises in commercial dispute resolution, insurance, property and professional negligence work.… | View Profile |
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Martyn Griffiths | Martyn specialises in costs, professional liability and commercial disputes. He is recognised… | View Profile |
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James Hall | James specialises in professional negligence, commercial litigation and property disputes. His professional… | View Profile |
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Rob Hammond | Rob’s practice centres on commercial disputes and civil fraud, alongside insolvency and… | View Profile |
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Miguel Henderson | Miguel specialises in construction, insurance and commercial work. His work focusses chiefly… | View Profile |
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Rupert Higgins | Rupert Higgins is a specialist commercial and property practitioner who deals with… | View Profile |
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Ryan Hocking | Ryan has a busy, broad-based commercial and civil fraud practice which sits… | View Profile |
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Matthew Hodson | Matthew is recognised for his expertise in private client, commercial and employment… | View Profile |
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Emily Husain | Emily Husain specialises in commercial litigation and construction disputes and has considerable… | View Profile |
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Emma Hynes | Emma specialises in construction and commercial matters, including professional negligence claims. She… | View Profile |
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Sara Ibrahim | Sara Ibrahim is recognised as a leading junior for professional negligence and… | View Profile |
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Charlotte John | Charlotte’s practice focuses on Chancery and property litigation and encompasses both traditional… | View Profile |
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Nigel Jones KC | Nigel Jones KC is a highly experienced courtroom and advisory leader who… | View Profile |
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Sam Karim KC | Sheikh Mohammed Samiul Karim KC (Sam Karim KC) is dynamic silk who… | View Profile |
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Andrew Kearney | Andrew is an experienced and highly regarded construction and engineering barrister. He… | View Profile |
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Simon Kerry | Simon is a specialist commercial, construction and insolvency barrister. He regularly acts… | View Profile |
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Karl King | Karl is a property practitioner with extensive experience dealing with both commercial… | View Profile |
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PJ Kirby KC | PJ has enjoyed a long and successful career at the Bar having… | View Profile |
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Bryoni Kleopa | Byroni Kleopa specialises in all areas of Property and Planning Law. | View Profile |
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Byroni Kleopa | Byroni Kleopa specialises in all areas of Property and Planning Law. Byroni… | View Profile |
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Greg Laughton (SC) KC | With chambers in Sydney and London, Greg is a leading Australian Silk… | View Profile |
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Katie Lee | “Excellent communication skills and an eye for detail. Katie also has a… | View Profile |
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Stephen Lennard | Stephen’s practice is firmly focused on business, his clients more often –… | View Profile |
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Michael Levenstein | Michael specialises in construction and engineering disputes and general commercial litigation. Michael’s… | View Profile |
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David Lewis KC | David Lewis KC has very substantial experience in commercial disputes. His broad-based… | View Profile |
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David Lipson | David is interested in work across Chambers’ practice areas, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Philip Marriott | Philip specialises in Property, Construction, Commercial, and related Professional Negligence. Philip is… | View Profile |
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Katrina Mather | Katrina has a busy advisory and court practice specialising in insolvency, commercial… | View Profile |
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Lina Mattsson | Lina is a specialist property practitioner who is widely recognised as an… | View Profile |
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Sarah McCann | Sarah is a specialist Commercial and Insurance practitioner with a particular expertise… | View Profile |
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Aileen McErlean | Aileen is regarded as a go-to junior for both commercial and insolvency… | View Profile |
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Vanessa McKinlay | Vanessa is a very experienced clinical negligence barrister whose expertise covers areas… | View Profile |
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Alison Meacher | Alison’s practice is focussed on vulnerable and elderly clients and she has… | View Profile |
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Thomas Mitty | Tom accepts instructions in all of chambers’ practice areas, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Aneurin Moloney | Aneurin specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury claims. His clinical negligence… | View Profile |
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Jasmine Murphy | Jasmine specialises in personal injury and professional negligence cases involving solicitors. Representing… | View Profile |
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Colm Nugent | Colm is a specialist barrister in the fields of personal injury and… | View Profile |
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Mark O'Grady | Mark is instructed to act on a wide range of contentious and… | View Profile |
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Monty Palfrey | Monty is a very experienced barrister who has an established successful “Court… | View Profile |
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Wendy Parker | Wendy is a member of Gatehouse Chambers’ Commercial, Property and Insurance Groups… | View Profile |
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Phillip Patterson | Phillip Patterson has a wide-ranging commercial dispute resolution and insolvency practice with… | View Profile |
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David Peachey | David Peachey specialises in property work. His cases include commercial landlord and… | View Profile |
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Peter Petts | Peter is ranked as a leading junior in Property Litigation. He regularly… | View Profile |
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Catherine Piercy KC | Catherine Piercy KC is a successful commercial and insurance specialist with a… | View Profile |
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David Pliener KC | David Pliener KC is an expert in construction and engineering, insurance and… | View Profile |
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Charles Raffin | Charles Raffin is a highly regarded commercial barrister specialising in the resolution… | View Profile |
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Paul Reed KC | Paul Reed KC is a leading international commercial practitioner specialising in construction,… | View Profile |
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Callum Reid-Hutchings | Callum is interested in work across Chambers’ practice areas, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Jake Rowley | Jake Rowley is a specialist personal injury, costs and litigation funding, commercial,… | View Profile |
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Edward Rowntree | Edward combines academic excellence with an acute sensitivity to the commercial needs… | View Profile |
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Faisel Sadiq | Faisel Sadiq is a property specialist whose practice has a particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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Rahim Shamji | Rahim is a qualified barrister who now practices as a mediator (please… | View Profile |
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Jaysen Sharpe | Jaysen is a commercial barrister with expertise in property, commercial dispute resolution,… | View Profile |
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James Shaw | James is experienced in all manner of commercial disputes, most notably shareholder… | View Profile |
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Ian Silcock | Ian began his career as a barrister specialising in IP litigation in… | View Profile |
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Philipp Simon | Philipp Simon is a commercial barrister who draws on experience as a… | View Profile |
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Frederico Singarajah | Frederico has developed a successful practice in international dispute resolution that encompasses… | View Profile |
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Andrew Skelly | Andrew’s practice encompasses all areas of real property law, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Henry Slack | Henry is a specialist practitioner in the fields of personal injury, clinical… | View Profile |
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Adam Smith-Roberts | Adam is a specialist in property, private client, insolvency and commercial dispute… | View Profile |
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Mark Stephens | Mark specialises in employment and executive disputes, discrimination, restraint of trade and… | View Profile |
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Brie Stevens-Hoare KC | Brie is recommended as a leading silk in the latest editions of The… | View Profile |
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Cameron Stocks | Cameron specialises in property and private client matters with particular expertise in… | View Profile |
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Tim Stow KC | Tim is ideally qualified for the role of arbitrator being a highly… | View Profile |
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Paul Strelitz | Paul is widely considered a leading junior at the top of his… | View Profile |
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Michael Tetstall | Michael works across Gatehouse Chambers’ core practice areas with a particular focus… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Titmuss | Jonathan Titmuss is a highly regarded senior junior who specialises in insolvency… | View Profile |
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Laura Tweedy | Laura is a very experienced and sought-after barrister who specialises in residential… | View Profile |
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Alaric Watson | Alaric is an experienced commercial barrister specialising primarily in business disputes and… | View Profile |
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Michael Wheater KC | Michael Wheater KC is a respected and sought-after specialist in Construction and… | View Profile |
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Helena White | Helena is an insurance and commercial practitioner, with a particular focus on… | View Profile |
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Dr Robert Whittock | Robert has a broad civil litigation practice focused on Intellectual Property, Professional… | View Profile |
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Alice Whyte | BA Jurisprudence, University of Oxford BPTC, City Law School | View Profile |
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Charlotte Wilk | Charlotte has a mixed civil practice, with a particular interest in Clinical… | View Profile |
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Emma Woods | Emma specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence, and is also developing… | View Profile |
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Steven Woolf | Steven is primarily a specialist property barrister with over 30 years’ experience.… | View Profile |
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Emma Zeb | Emma is a highly experienced and well-respected barrister who has always successfully… | View Profile |
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Louis Zvesper | Louis Zvesper has a busy practice, specialising in construction, insurance, and commercial… | View Profile |
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Gemma de Cordova | Gemma de Cordova is an experienced property litigator. She has a busy… | View Profile |
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John de Waal KC | John de Waal KC divides his time between practising as a barrister… | View Profile |
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Gatehouse Chambers’ members and staff are committed to equal opportunities at work and at the Bar. This commitment manifests itself in our policies and procedures, in our strategic objectives, and in our recruitment processes. Chambers has an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee to promote our policies and objectives and help improve and monitor our compliance.
Chambers supports a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging and supporting greater diversity:
Gender
- Our people belong to numerous gender equality groups and industry organisations promoting gender equality.
- Our Parental Leave Policy makes it as easy, transparent and financially beneficial for both parents to take leave as it would be for one parent to do so.
- We have a Transgender Policy which has involved both a review of all policies and our constitution to ensure they are gender neutral and a review of signage throughout chambers.
- Chambers is also committed to ensuring diversity and equality on the chambers management committee.
- We aim to include a woman wherever possible in our speaking and business development activities. · We are signatories to the ERA Pledge: http://www.arbitrationpledge.com/
LGBT+
- Gatehouse collaborated with other chambers to create FreeBar, a network for everyone at the Bar who believes in equality for LGBT+ individuals and their allies.
- Chambers is working with other colleagues at FreeBar to set up the FreeBar Charter: best practice in barristers’ chambers (due to be launched in 2020).
- We are also members of Free Hold which is a LGBT organisation aimed at professionals working in the property sector.
- Chambers is a Stonewall Diversity champion and has been for many years.
Social diversity and mobility
- We have for the last 8 years run a university placement scheme aimed at non-Russell Group universities to give an undergraduate the opportunity to work as a full-time employee of chambers in the marketing and IT support teams in their industry year.
- We have also run a massively over-subscribed work experience programme for over 10 years aimed at those from backgrounds that are under-represented at the Bar and those who work in chambers.
Racial diversity
- Gatehouse’s members and staff have worked with Herbert Smith Freehills on their RBS First Step programme insight day. RBS Legal First Step is an intensive one week programme developed to give A Level students that are people of colour and/or from socially disadvantaged backgrounds greater opportunities, experience and contacts to help them consider and pursue a career in law or business.
- One of our senior barristers is a Founding member of the Women’s Network of the British Nigeria Law Forum.
- Members and staff mentor black students and people of colour informally and through their own networks and speak at state schools and mosques.
We are the only chambers to allocate a specific part of member and staff profiles on our website to describing, celebrating and promoting CSR.
- Professional negligence
- Property litigation
Set Rankings
- Clinical negligence
- Company
- Fraud: civil
- Court of Protection: health and welfare
- South Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation
- South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
- South Eastern Circuit > Employment
- Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
- Western Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
- Western Circuit > Personal injury
- Education
- Employment
- International arbitration: counsel
- Inquests and inquiries
- The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes