Gatehouse Chambers is “an amazing chambers with gifted barristers” (Legal 500). Its construction team recently celebrated the silk appointments of David Pliener KC and Catherine Piercy KC in March 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 Insuranceand 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 – “aburgeoning 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.
“Gatehouse is a very solid set not just in construction and professional negligence, but also in property, insurance, insolvency and commercial areas too. They have great strength in depth and are always able to offer a range of counsel.”The Legal 500, 2023
“Gatehouse Chambers is very strong, particularly at the junior end - it has some excellent senior juniors.”The Legal 500, 2023
“A destination set for construction disputes”Chambers UK
“In the top drawer of leading sets in the area of construction law.”Legal 500
“Out on their own for construction and insurance matters”Chambers UK
“Forward-thinking Hardwicke has been involved in a variety of construction disputes, with a particular growth in instructions relating to cladding defects”Chambers UK
“Exceptional performers”Chambers UK
“Impressive. They are genuinely available and willing to help. You can have confidence in whoever is available to provide the requisite advice effectively.”Legal 500
News
Gatehouse Chambers at the IBA Annual Conference, Paris
25/10/2023
Andrew Kearney joins Gatehouse Chambers
10/10/2023
Victoria Dacie-Lombardo and Philip Marriott join Gatehouse Chambers
02/10/2023
Gatehouse Chambers shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2023
24/08/2023
Katie Lee successful in summary judgment application (concrete cracking and limitation): Vinci Construction UK Ltd v (1) Eastwood and Partners Ltd (2) Snowden Seamless Floors Ltd v GHW Consulting Engineers Ltd [2023] EWHC 1899 (TCC)
31/07/2023
Gatehouse Chambers shortlisted in 9 categories at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023
12/07/2023
Kort Egan successfully defends an employer in a smash and grab adjudication
07/06/2023
Kort Egan successfully represents the defendant in lengthy proceedings concerning works carried out by the defendant to a boat
30/05/2023
Articles
Significant push for Gatehouse Chambers in the latest Legal 500 directory
04/10/2023
Draft jurisdiction clauses with precision. “Otherwise” you may not get what you want
01/02/2023
Gatehouse barristers succeed in major new coinsurance decision
03/05/2022
Crystal clear: “no dispute” defences unlikely to succeed at adjudication enforcement
13/04/2022
Insolvency and Adjudication in John Doyle Construction
16/02/2022
Sarah McCann’s Construction Insolvency textbook published by Sweet & Maxwell
07/02/2022
Reaching the Limit: Problems with Limitation Periods, Amendments and Substitutions in Cameron Taylor Consulting Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd
02/02/2022
A word to the wise: how the court will determine the contents of unrecorded oral conversations
01/02/2022
Upcoming events
Junior to Junior (J2J) Construction Conference 2023
06/12/2023
UK Adjudicators 2023 London Adjudication & Arbitration Conference
21/12/2023
Past events
IBA Paris 2023
29/10/2023
The Next Building Crisis? An Introduction to RAAC and Related Claims
23/10/2023
RAAC: Really? Another Avoidable Construction Scandal?
18/10/2023
Behind the Façade Series Webinar: claims against contractors and professional consultants
21/06/2022
Behind the Façade Series: Constructing the claim: what are the issues in making claims against the project team?
05/05/2022
Behind the Façade Series: A look at key professional negligence issues
27/04/2022
Behind the Façade Series Webinar: Have you got the evidence you need?
24/03/2022
Behind the Façade Series Webinar: Avenues of redress for landlords and tenants part II: non-service charge related solutions
24/02/2022
Newsletters
Focus On…Construction & Engineering
09/09/2020
Jurisdiction of the court as well as the adjudicator under scrutiny
29/04/2020
Podcasts
Adjudication update – recent case law
02/08/2021
Videos
The Next Building Crisis? An Introduction to RAAC and Related Claims
23/10/2023
Belsner v Cam Legal
07/11/2022
Behind the Façade Series: claims against contractors and professional consultants
23/06/2022
Behind the Façade Webinar: Constructing the claim: what are the issues in making claims against the project team?
05/05/2022
Behind the Façade Series: A look at key professional negligence issues
28/04/2022
Behind the Façade Series Webinar: Have you got the evidence you need?
25/03/2022
Behind the Façade Series Webinar: Avenues of redress for landlords and tenants part II: non-service charge related solutions
24/02/2022
J2J Construction Online Seminar Series: Construction Insolvency
16/02/2022
Books
Electronic Disclosure Law & Practice
17/05/2019
Construction Contractual Handbook
28/01/2019
Insurance Broking Practice & the Law
28/01/2019
Emden’s Construction Law
28/01/2019
Construction All Risks Insurance
28/01/2019
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