Gatehouse Chambers

George Eyre specialises in commercial disputes and is recognised by the Legal 500 as a leading barrister in four practice areas: as a “rising star” in Commercial Litigation and Construction, and as a leading junior in Insurance and Reinsurance and Professional Negligence.

George has a busy commercial litigation and arbitration practice. He is frequently instructed in high value and complex commercial disputes including insurance, civil fraud, and professional negligence matters George is recommended in the Legal 500 for his “high-quality advice, written advocacy and pleadings”, his “first rate” legal and procedural knowledge and his “phenomenal engine for huge volumes of work”.

George’s expertise in insurance disputes encompasses a broad range of issues across several sectors, including coverage disputes and professional indemnity and CAR policies. The Legal 500 recommends George as a “very bright, up and coming junior” in insurance work.

George also has significant experience in construction, energy and infrastructure claims and is therefore often sought after for cases involving a combination of general commercial and construction/infrastructure issues. His recent instructions include several cases where fraud is alleged in the context of commercial and residential developments, insurance disputes concerning international energy production programmes, and professional negligence claims arising from construction and infrastructure projects. The Legal 500 commends George’s “ability to retain, understand and analyse a huge amount of information” and his “exemplary knowledge of both the law and of the client’s commercial needs”.

Alongside his regular practice, George acted as Junior Counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry between 2018 and its close in 2024. He has a deep understanding of the developing law concerning fire safety issues and the application of the Building Safety Act 2022. He has since been instructed as sole and junior counsel in a range of cladding-related matters, including claims against (and between) the project team, representing insurers and insureds in connection with policies of professional indemnity insurance, and disputes concerning the relationship between developers and the UK Government under the Building Safety Pledge and the Developer Remediation Contract.

George was appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel of London counsel in 2022 and represents the UK Government in commercial disputes.

Before joining Gatehouse Chambers, George graduated from the University of Oxford with a First-Class degree in History and then completed the GDL and BPTC at the City Law School, during which time he was awarded a number of scholarships and academic prizes.

George regularly contributes to Gatehouse Chambers' programme of seminars and articles on key and emerging issues in his practice areas. He is the author of Practical Law’s guidance note on Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitration, and a contributor to Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance and Insurance Broking Practice and the Law.

Call: 2017

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Academic qualifications:

BA, History, First Class (New College, Oxford) GDL, Commendation (City Law School) BPTC, Outstanding (City Law School)

Scholarships and other awards & prizes:

Lord Bowen Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn) Lord Denning Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn) Hardwicke Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn) Walter Wigglesworth Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn) Buchanan Prize (Lincoln’s Inn) Academic Scholarship (City Law School) Monckton Chambers Prize for EU Law (City Law School) Prize for performance in Final Honour School (New College, Oxford)