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We are a leading chambers for heavyweight and complex commercial litigation and are recognised for our excellence in this area by the legal directories.

Our practice covers both domestic and international disputes, stretching across the globe. We have particular strength in relation to disputes involving the Middle East, Caribbean, South America and Gibraltar (see International) which is recognised in both Chambers and Partners (UK Bar and Global) and The Legal 500.

We cover disputes being litigated but also those subject to other forms of ADR such as arbitration and mediation (see ADR Hub).

The standing of our team is underlined by the fact that Nigel Jones KC was awarded Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022, and listed in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 List for 2022.

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Recognition

“"Gatehouse is a go-to set for commercial litigation matters."”The Legal 500, 2025

“"Gatehouse are a top-tier set with excellent barristers."”The Legal 500, 2025

“"Gatehouse Chambers offers a wide spectrum of expertise across commercial litigation at all levels of call."”The Legal 500, 2025

News

Gatehouse Chambers shortlisted for three awards at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026

04/02/2026

Gatehouse Chambers at MIPIM 2026

29/01/2026

Sarah McCann Recommended for Silk

23/01/2026

Sam Karim KC appointed to the FIA International Court of Appeal

15/12/2025

Gatehouse Chambers wins two awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025

14/11/2025

Gatehouse Chambers welcomes leading commercial barrister Alexander Whatley

27/10/2025

Gatehouse Chambers continues its upward trajectory in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2026

16/10/2025

Armando Castro appointed as an Academic Associate Member of Gatehouse Chambers

15/10/2025

Articles

£189m Spent, £43m on Account: The Cost of Commercial Litigation (Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & anor [2026] EWHC 73 (TCC).

02/02/2026

Textual Providence and the Gospel of JCT – Termination Clauses Interpreted: Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1

20/01/2026

Part 36 offer not a genuine attempt to settle the proceedings as a whole (Matiere SAS (a company incorporated under the laws of France) v ABM Precast Solutions Ltd)

02/10/2025

Part 18 requests and the role of agency in solicitor-client cost assessments (Turner v Coupland Cavendish Ltd)

30/08/2025

End of an Era: The Death of the Shareholder Rule

07/08/2025

Always show your working: Court of Appeal provides valuable guidance on ‘adequate reasons’

06/08/2025

Perjury, forgery, freezers, and mini-trials: how to unravel the mess

29/07/2025

Schrödinger’s Deed: can an instrument be two things at once?* (Macdonald Hotels Limited & Anor v Bank of Scotland PLC)

23/06/2025

Upcoming events

You are the Ref! An Interactive Adjudication Society event

05/03/2026

Gatehouse Chambers at MIPIM 2026

09/03/2026

Past events

RIDW: Islamic Finance Disputes and ADR – Bridging Sharia Principles with International Arbitration Practice

03/02/2026

LIIARC | Digital asset hound: fraud, recovery, and the road ahead for digital assets

26/11/2025

IBA Annual Conference 2025, Toronto

02/11/2025

LIDW: When it’s not freezing: holding the ring in Offshore Disputes

06/06/2025

LIDW: Resolving insurance coverage disputes without damaging commercial relationships: impossible dream or practical reality?

05/06/2025

LIDW: The English courts’ flexibility in the face of novel problems: a commercial litigation case study

05/06/2025

Legal professional privilege: practical hints and tips on the application of legal professional privilege in England & Wales

05/06/2025

LIDW: Who is best placed to regulate (the use of) AI in international arbitrations?

04/06/2025

Videos

A glitch in the matrix: will the law on mistake evolve to meet the AI challenge?

15/04/2024

AI and IP: is this the next litigation frontier and is AI too big to be regulated?

18/03/2024

Artificial Intelligence: the past, the present and the future

08/12/2023

Brew: where now for litigation funding? The likely impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28

28/07/2023

Franchising Conference: The imminent competition law reform

13/02/2023

Franchising Conference: Case law update

13/02/2023

Franchising Conference: Meta or metaphorical – the future of franchising

13/02/2023

Franchising Conference: Post-termination restrictions

13/02/2023

Books

A Practical Guide to Adding or Amending Parties or Causes of Action to a Claim in Civil Proceedings

09/08/2023

A Practical Guide to Solicitor and Client Costs

28/01/2019

Lender Claims

28/01/2019

Cousins: The Law of Mortgages

28/01/2019

Commercial dispute resolution

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