39 Essex Chambers

• Kate has a broad practice which combines both public and commercial law. She was one of the lead counsel on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and took a principal role in all construction and technical aspects of the inquiry’s work. She is a former member of the Attorney General’s A-Panel of Counsel and appears on behalf of central government in high-profile public law proceedings with particular emphasis on national security, human rights, terrorism, prisons and immigration law. Her practice also includes substantial and complex litigation, arbitrations or mediations arising out of large-scale commercial, construction and engineering, insurance and professional negligence disputes. The nature of her practice means that she has particular experience of advising on the interface between public and commercial law issues.

Called 1998; Middle Temple.

Has undertaken some of the most complex, sensitive cases for government.  In silk she has acted in numerous cases regarding building safety matters, principally fire safety. Kate was nominated for Barrister of the Year in 2022 and 2023 by The Lawyer magazine and was nominated for construction silk of the year in the Legal 500 awards.

TECBAR, ALBA, COMBAR

Queens’ College, Cambridge

Swimming, theatre.