Commercial litigation

Gatehouse Chambers

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.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'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.'

Lawyers

Leading silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Nigel Jones KC

David Lewis KC

‘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

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Emily Betts

'Super intelligent and extremely good with clients. Her drafting is concise and persuasive, and she is a formidable presence in court.'

Sarah McCann

‘Sarah is intelligent and very hard-working She is also forthright and structured when undertaking advocacy.’

Charles Raffin

‘Charles is a great thinker. He is excellent on the law and strategy. His advocacy is detailed, thorough and on point.'

Paul Strelitz

‘Always very well prepared and gets into the detail. Great team player and very good with clients.'

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.