Gatehouse Chambers

Callum is interested in work across Chambers’ practice areas, with a particular interest in commercial, construction, insolvency and professional negligence.

Callum studied Law at University of Cambridge and Swansea University, gaining several academic prizes at both and received a merit-based scholarship to study at Cambridge and undertake the Bar Course in London.

Callum has gained experience from working as a commercial litigation paralegal at a leading London boutique where he saw the full range of commercial litigation work with a focus on unlawful conspiracy claims and advising on what steps should be taken in relation to freezing orders. He has also gained extensive commercial law and company law knowledge by giving supervisions at the University of Cambridge in Company Law and lecturing Investment Banking Law (LLM) at Westminster University, as well as lecturing in contract law and property law at LSE and King’s College, London.

Prior to starting pupillage, Callum gained further experience by working as a Judicial Assistant in the High Court (Commercial Division) for Cockerill J, Butcher J and HHJ Pelling KC and worked on several high-profile trials including:

• CRF I Limited v Banco Nacional de Cuba & Republic of Cuba [2023] EWHC 774 (Comm)
• Goyal & Anor v BGF Investment Management Limited & Ors [2023] EWHC 1180 (Comm)
• Virgin Enterprises Limited v Brightline Holdings Ltd [2023] EWHC 2240
• Loreley Financing Jersey No.30 Limited v Credit Suisse FL-2018-00019

Callum has also been working as a Tribunal Assistant on a very high value construction arbitration under SIAC rules.

Call: 2022

University of Cambridge: LLM in Commercial Law, First Class Honours

City Law School, London: BPTC, Very Competent (84% average)

Swansea University, LLB, First Class Honours

Outside of the law, Callum enjoys Boxing and MMA.