Gatehouse Chambers

Commercial Dispute Resolution, Construction & Engineering, Insolvency & Restructuring, Professional Liability

Rob has a busy practice specialising in commercial, civil fraud and construction disputes, with additional experience in insolvency work. He is an experienced advocate, frequently appearing unled in the High Court and is also regularly instructed as part a counsel team in high-value disputes, including in the Court of Appeal. He is recommended by Doyle’s Guide 2025 as Leading Construction Junior Counsel.

Rob combines strong practical litigation experience with technical expertise. He is a contributor to: Construction All Risks Insurance (Sweet & Maxwell); Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance (Sweet & Maxwell); Construction Insolvency: Security, Risk and Renewal in Construction Contracts (Sweet & Maxwell); and Insurance Broking Practice and the Law (Informa).

Prior to the Bar, Rob worked at the Serious Fraud Office, where he was involved in the cross-border investigation of a former FTSE 100 company and Court of Appeal privilege litigation in [2018] EWCA Civ. 2006. He subsequently worked in the London disputes practice of a leading US law firm. This experience gave him a keen understanding of the commercial strategy that matters to solicitors and clients, particularly in complex commercial and civil fraud work.

Rob is happy to consider instructions under Gatehouse Chambers' Fixed Fee Adjudication Scheme.

Call: 2018

• Young Fraud Lawyers Association

• ComBar

• Chancery Bar Association

• Society for Construction Law

• TecBar

BA Jurisprudence (Law), University College, Oxford
BPTC, BPP University

Outside Chambers, Rob is a keen sportsman, including cycling and climbing.