Construction & engineering

Construction & engineering overview

Gatehouse Chambers is “an amazing chambers with gifted barristers” (Legal 500). Its construction team recently celebrated three silk appointments; Michael Wheater KC in 2024, and David Pliener KC and Catherine Piercy KC in 2023. The team has also previously won Construction & Energy Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Awards.

Recommended as a leading construction chambers by both Chambers UK and Legal 500, Gatehouse Chambers has built a reputation as “a very commercial and forward-thinking” (Legal 500) set whose Construction Team “understands modern commercial realities and treat solicitors like valued clients” (Legal 500). The Construction Team has specialist Construction, Energy and Engineering barristers with a domestic and international practice that sees them advising on complex engineering and infrastructure disputes around the world. Specialist legal expertise and over 40 years of experience mean that practitioners are ideally placed to identify and address legal issues as well as avoid, manage, and resolve disputes.

With the third edition of Construction All Risks Insurance and the companion book Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance, by Paul Reed KC with contributions from the construction team, Gatehouse Chambers has established its reputation as a market leader in Engineering, Energy and Insurance related disputes – “a burgeoning construction chambers with noted strength in insurance-related construction disputes” (Chambers UK).  Team members are also at the forefront of effective dispute management with their participation in the development of the new Construction and Engineering Pre-action Protocol, and publication of E-Disclosure: Law and Practice.

The Gatehouse Chambers construction team take part in various events both at Gatehouse Chambers and for external providers throughout the year. This includes a J2J series of construction seminars aimed specifically at less experienced practitioners.