Paul Reed KC
Gatehouse Chambers ‘Paul is the leading authority on construction and engineering insurance. Having him on your team provides instant reassurance. His advice on difficult issues is consistently on point.’
The insurance team at Gatehouse Chambers is experienced in policy coverage work, having acted for a range of insureds, insurers and reinsurers. Members routinely advise on coverage and avoidance issues, including dealing with issues of misrepresentation and non-disclosure. Paul Reed KC is regarded as a ‘leading authority on construction and engineering insurance,’ having led Ebony Alleyne and James Shaw on the case of Sky Broadcasting Ltd, Mace Ltd v Insurers, winning a liability declarations trial against insurers and secured interim payment for the cost of repairing damage during construction to the largest flat roof in Europe, that of Sky’s site on Osterley. Michael Wheater KC took silk in the 2024 round.
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- 'Very good clerks, always responsive and happy to assist.'
- 'The set is modern and user friendly.'
- 'Gatehouse have really improved their strength in depth over recent years.'
- 'Clerks helpful. Natasha is always useful and quick to get back which can be critical.'
- 'The clerks are very responsive and nothing is too much trouble for them.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
David Pliener KC
Gatehouse Chambers ‘David’s elevation to KC was richly deserved. He goes from strength to strength.’
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Michael Wheater KC
Gatehouse Chambers ‘Technically excellent, very user friendly and good with strategy. Also very commercially minded and great with clients. Well deserved recent promotion to KC.'
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Tom Bell
Gatehouse Chambers ‘A fantastic team player. Very cool and calm, unflappable. Willing to be clear with his advice and not sit on a fence, especially when in conference with clients to put the point across. Does not just take the legal answer, also factors in the other commercial drivers at play and comes to a reasoned approach.’
Ebony Alleyne
Gatehouse Chambers ‘Ebony is fantastic and solicitors would never have any hesitation in instructing or recommending her. She knows her cases inside out and back to front and never misses any of the detail.’
George Eyre
Gatehouse Chambers 'Very bright, up and coming junior. Good drafting skills and user friendly.'
Helena White
Gatehouse Chambers ‘Helena is very good with client and explaining the most complex areas to them in a way that they understand. She put\'s them at ease. She has a commercial outlook which clients like and her advice always recognizes this.'
Louis Zvesper
Gatehouse Chambers ‘A highly intelligent and thoroughly likeable junior. Excellent with clients. Wise and calm beyond his years. Louis has made a real name for himself as a leading junior in insurance.’