Ebony Alleyne > Gatehouse Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Ebony Alleyne
Position
Ebony specialises in construction and engineering, insurance, commercial, property damage and professional negligence. She is an experienced trial advocate, both as sole counsel and as a junior to leading counsel, and has been instructed in multi-week trials in the Chancery Division and the TCC.
She recently acted for the successful respondents in Pistachios in the Park Ltd v Panesar [2022] EWHC 2088 (QB) an appeal on various points in respect of causation of loss in a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation and acted in TCC proceedings for the main contractor over design and construction of an energy-from-waste plant at a site in Hull. Ebony is also acting for the main contractor in a £100m+ construction all risks insurance coverage claim arising from the defective roof of flagship commercial headquarters in the UK, led by Paul Reed KC.
Ebony is recommended for Construction by both Chambers UK and Legal 500 as well for Professional Negligence by Legal 500. She is commended for her court advocacy, the quality of her written work and her personable, commercial and straight-forward style.
Ebony is described as “A rising star and very much one to watch” and as being “Talented beyond her years” and “Fearless in pursuit of the answer” (Legal 500).
Ebony acts for a very wide variety of clients both domestically and internationally. These have included recently an international engineering enterprise (focused on energy projects), an international consultancy and construction company, a national dessert parlour franchisor, a mechanical engineering firm specialising in pipeline fabrication and installation, a national same day freight courier, an international provider of outsourced business process services, a construction Joint Venture established in Turkey, a leading elevator installation company, a sustainable M&E engineering services company, a Railtrack maintenance contractor, a nationwide retail franchisor and a leading bread manufacturer.
Outside of her legal practice, Ebony is currently enjoying working towards her private pilot’s licence.
Memberships
- COMBAR
- TECBAR
- Society of Construction Law
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- British Insurance Law Association
- London Court of International Arbitration
- London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
- ArbitralWomen
Education
- LLB (Hons), First
- Bar Vocational Course, Very Competent
- Exhibition Scholar, Inner Temple
- Martin Dockray Prize winner in consecutive years
Leisure
Outside of her legal practice, Ebony is currently enjoying working towards her private pilot’s licence.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Ebony Alleyne – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Ebony is simply phenomenal. A shining star at the construction Bar. Fiercely talented with forensic attention to detail, comprehensive and meticulously thorough in her analysis. Always well-prepared, she has a winning way with clients who can see that she speaks from experience and really knows her stuff. She’s the real deal.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Ebony Alleyne –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Ebony is simply phenomenal. Forensic attention to detail, comprehensive and meticulously thorough in her analysis. Could not recommend her more highly.’