Gatehouse Chambers

Gatehouse Chambers specialises in commercial dispute resolution, construction, insolvency and restructuring, insurance, personal injury and clinical negligence, private client, professional liability and property.  It is one of the most innovative and modern sets at the Bar.  Known for its friendly atmosphere and progressive outlook, it is run as a commercial business with a strong focus on client service.  Its business culture is reinforced by an active CSR and equality and diversity programme.

Work undertaken
Commercial dispute resolution: Gatehouse Chambers has a strong commercial litigation and arbitration team who also offer specialist expertise in banking and finance; companies, joint ventures and partnerships; executive and employment disputes; franchising; intellectual property and private international law.  Michael Wheater and Charles Raffin are the authors of the market leading text: E-disclosure – Law & Practice.

Construction and engineering: Gatehouse Chambers is a leading construction set whose members deal in both construction litigation and arbitration; construction insolvency; energy and renewables; construction related professional negligence and property damage.  Under the editorship of Paul Reed KC, the team has produced two leading texts: Construction All Risks Insurance and Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Insolvency and restructuring: The team specialise in corporate and personal insolvency; construction and property insolvency; directors’ disqualification as well as civil fraud and asset tracing.  The team edits Atkins Corporate Insolvency.

Insurance: Gatehouse Chambers covers construction, professional indemnity insurance and litigation insurance as well as general coverage disputes and insurance funded litigation.  The team contributes to Insurance Broking Practice & the Law.

Personal Injury and clinical negligence: With specialist expertise in disease, fraud, inquests, inquiries and product liability.   Charles Bagot KC and Jasmine Murphy are on the editorial board of Kemp & Kemp: the Quantum of Damages and also The Personal Injuries and Quantum Reports.

Private client: The team handle contentious probate and Inheritance Act cases as well as those involving the Court of Protection and trusts including TOLATA, community care, social welfare and benefits.

Professional liability: Gatehouse Chambers is a leading set handling professional negligence claims across the construction and property, financial, insolvency, insurance and legal sectors.

Property: Gatehouse Chambers is a premier property set handling commercial landlord and tenant; development and planning; housing (social and privately rented); leasehold and leasehold management, real property and mortgages as well as TOLATA claims.  John de Waal KC, assisted by a Gatehouse Chambers team, edits Risk & Negligence in Property Transactions.  Daniel Gatty has produced A Practical Guide to Rights over Airspace & Subsoil.