Simon Kerry > Gatehouse Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
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1 Lady Hale Gate, Gray’s Inn
WC1X 8BS
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Simon Kerry
Position
Simon is a specialist commercial, construction and insolvency barrister. He regularly acts for clients in complex and high value disputes, both in his own right and as part of a counsel team. He has extensive experience of High Court and County Court litigation, adjudication and all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Simon is qualified as a chartered accountant (ACA) and has a thorough grasp of statutory and management accounts. He has a strong understanding of numerical analysis, which he has successfully brought to bear in many construction and insolvency disputes.
Before coming to Gatehouse Chambers, Simon worked for 4 years at PwC, where he assisted FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and private companies on a range of tax and accounting issues. In particular, he advised on employee remuneration and share incentive arrangements, and spent his final year in a team advising banks and other financial services companies on regulatory issues.
Career
Before coming to Gatehouse Chambers, Simon worked for 4 years at PwC, where he assisted FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and private companies on a range of tax and accounting issues. In particular, he advised on employee remuneration and share incentive arrangements, and spent his final year in a team advising banks and other financial services companies on regulatory issues.
Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin) – basic
- French – basic
Memberships
- Member of the Society of Construction Lawyers
- Member of TECBAR
Education
- ACA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- BPTC (Outstanding), Nottingham Law School
- LLM (Distinction), University College London
- BA Law (Jurisprudence), Merton College, University of Oxford
- Taylor Prize for best overall performance on the BPTC at Nottingham Law School (2012)
- Winner of the Ropewalk Chambers Mooting Competition, Nottingham Law School (2012)
- Prize for best performance in International and Comparative Law of Trusts, University College London (2011)
- McGrigors Prize for best performance in Tax Law, University of Oxford (2010)
- Joint winner of the Shearman & Sterling Mooting Competition, University of Oxford (2010)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 6Simon Kerry – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Responsive, very thorough and good on his feet. Also good with clients. Simon’s expert guidance is invaluable.’
London Bar > Construction
Going ‘from strength to strength’, Gatehouse Chambers handles a full spectrum of construction, engineering, energy and infrastructure disputes both domestically and internationally, such as matters relating to bonds and guarantees, construction all risks insurance, professional liability matters, defects, disruption and delay. Paul Reed KC and Simon Kerry are representing Prestoplan Limited in Avantage and others v PRP and others, an insurance-backed construction dispute linked to a fire at a timber-framed care home. David Pliener KC, now newly appointed silk as of March 2023 alongside Catherine Piercy KC, acted for the refrigeration supplier, J&H Hall, in Morrison Supermarkets v Lorien et al., a multi-party dispute resulting from the redevelopment of a large abattoir. Sarah McCann served as sole counsel in Openview Security Solutions Ltd v Metropolitan Housing Trust, a case arising from non-payment and alleged defects. Meanwhile, members of the set have been involved in international disputes spanning locations from the Americas, Oceania, Asia and the Middle East. Andrew Kearney joined the team in October 2023.