Ebony Alleyne > Gatehouse Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Ebony Alleyne
Position
Ebony handles a wide variety of commercial disputes and has particular expertise in construction and engineering, construction insurance, professional negligence and property damage. She acts for a wide variety of clients both domestically and internationally.
An experienced trial advocate, both as sole counsel and as a junior to leading counsel, she is regularly instructed in multi-week trials in the Commercial Court, the TCC and the Chancery Division as well as in major and complex international and domestic arbitrations, adjudications and mediations.
Ebony is recommended for Construction by Chambers Global, Chambers UK and Legal 500 as well as for Professional Negligence by Legal 500. Described as “simply phenomenal” (Legal 500) and “a brilliant barrister”, she is commended for her effective court advocacy, the quality of her written work and her personable, commercial and straight-forward style.
Ebony contributes to Construction All Risks Insurance and Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance (both Sweet & Maxwell) as well as Emden’s Construction Law (LexisNexis).
Ebony sits as an Arbitrator and is a Deputy King’s Bench Master of the High Court.
Outside of her legal practice, Ebony is currently enjoying working towards her private pilot’s licence.
Career
Call: 2009
Memberships
- TECBAR
- COMBAR
- Society of Construction Law
- ICC
- London Court of International Arbitration
- ArbitralWomen
- British Insurance Law Association
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
- UK Association of Women Judges
Education
- LLB (Hons), First
- Bar Vocational Course, Very Competent
- Exhibition Scholar, Inner Temple
- Martin Dockray Prize winner in consecutive years
- King’s Bench Deputy Master
Leisure
Outside of her legal practice, Ebony is currently enjoying working towards her private pilot’s licence.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Ebony 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.’
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.
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Ebony 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.’
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.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Ebony 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.’