Louis Zvesper > Gatehouse Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Gatehouse Chambers
1 Lady Hale Gate, Gray’s Inn
WC1X 8BS
England

Work Department

Construction & engineering, Insurance, Commercial litigation

Position

Louis has a busy practice, specialising in construction, insurance, and commercial disputes.

Louis regularly appears in the High Court and County Courts, acting for a wide range of clients including insurers and policy holders, and (within the construction industry) employers, contractors, site-owners, developers, construction professionals etc.

Louis is regularly instructed to advise, draft documents, and represent parties from pre-action through to trial and appeal, including in various forms of ADR. His experience ranges from relatively modest disputes through to billion-pound claims.

Publications:

Louis is a contributor to Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance (Sweet & Maxwell); Construction All Risks Insurance 3rd edition (Sweet & Maxwell); Construction Insolvency 7th edition (Sweet & Maxwell); and Risk and Negligence in Property Transactions (The Law Society).

Memberships

BILA
TECBAR
SCL
Lincoln’s Inn

Education

  • BPTC (Very Competent) – City Law School
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction) – City Law School
  • MA Modern Literary Theory (Distinction) – Goldsmiths College London
  • BA Comparative Literature (First) – King’s College London
  • Lord Denning Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)
  • Lord Haldane Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)
  • Equity & Trusts Research Prize Shortlist (City Law School)
  • Dean’s Award (King’s College London)

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Professional negligence

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 6

Louis ZvesperGatehouse Chambers ‘Excellent both in writing and with clients.’

London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4

Louis Zvesper – Gatehouse ChambersA clever junior with great judgement.’