Chambers UK Bar Guide 2027
Gatehouse Chambers is delighted to announce another excellent set of results in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2027, achieving 106 individual rankings, including 17 new rankings and 25 upward moves.
The results recognise barristers across a broad range of practice areas, with particularly strong results in Construction, Construction Professional Negligence, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Private Client and Real Estate Litigation.
Set rankings (in alphabetical order)
| Area | Band |
| Commercial Dispute Resolution | Band 5 |
| Construction | Band 3 |
| Construction: Professional Negligence | Band 2 |
| Costs Litigation | Band 4 |
| Insurance | Band 4 |
| Professional Negligence | Band 4 |
| Property Damage | Band 2 |
| Real Estate Litigation | Band 2 |
| Restructuring/Insolvency | Band 4 |
| Social Housing | Band 2 |
New individual rankings
Congratulations to our newly ranked barristers, including:
- David Lewis KC – Chancery Commercial: Band 4
- Phillip Patterson – Chancery Commercial: Band 4
- Charlotte John – Chancery Traditional: Band 4
- Matthew Hodson – Chancery Traditional: Band 4
- Adam Smith-Roberts – Chancery Traditional: Up and Coming
- George Eyre – Construction: Band 4
- Michael Levenstein – Construction Professional Negligence: Band 3
- Priya Gopal – Costs Litigation: Band 4
- Ebony Alleyne – Insurance: Band 4
- Helena Drage – Inquest and Inquiries: Band 5
- Laura Tweedy – Mediators: Band 4
- Jake Rowley – Personal Injury: Band 4
- Jack Dillon – Professional Negligence: Band 4
- Ebony Alleyne – Property Damage: Band 3
- Simon Kerry – Property Damage: Band 3
- Charlotte John – Real Estate Litigation: Band 3
- Jack Dillon – Real Estate Litigation: Band 5
- David Peachey – Real Estate Litigation: Band 5
The spreadsheet records 16 new rankings overall; the list above contains the entries I can identify unambiguously from the year-on-year status changes in the underlying rows.
Upward movement
There was also significant upward movement across the guide, including:
- Emma Zeb KC – Clinical Negligence – Western: Band 1
- Emily Betts – Commercial Dispute Resolution: Band 4
- James Shaw – Commercial Dispute Resolution: Band 6
- Andrew Kearney – Construction: Band 3
- David Pliener KC – Construction: Band 3
- Ebony Alleyne – Construction: Band 2
- Michael Wheater KC – Construction: Band 3
- Simon Kerry – Construction: Band 3
- Ebony Alleyne – Construction Professional Negligence: Band 2
- Helena White – Construction Professional Negligence: Band 2
- Louis Zvesper – Construction Professional Negligence: Band 2
- Paul Reed KC – Construction Professional Negligence: Band 2
- Alison Meacher – COP Property and Affairs: Band 2
- David Pliener KC – Insurance: Band 3
- Emma Zeb KC – Inquests and Inquiries – The Regions: Band 2
- Emma Zeb KC – Personal Injury – Western: Band 1
- James Hall – Professional Negligence: Band 1
- Emily Betts – Real Estate Litigation: Band 2
- Faisel Sadiq – Real Estate Litigation: Band 4
- John Beresford – Real Estate Litigation: Band 4
- Priya Gopal – Real Estate Litigation: Band 4
- Jonathan Titmuss – Restructuring/Insolvency: Band 4
- Katrina Mather – Restructuring/Insolvency: Band 4
- Wendy Parker – Restructuring/Insolvency: Band 4
- Rory Cochrane – Telecommunications: Band 2
All individual rankings
Our full individual rankings for 2027 are listed below by practice area.
Chancery Commercial
- David Lewis KC – Band 4
- Charles Raffin – Band 3
- Philip Patterson – Band 4
Chancery Traditional
- Brie Stevens-Hoare KC – Band 2
- Cameron Stocks – Band 4
- Charlotte John – Band 4
- Matthew Hodson – Band 4
- Adam Smith-Roberts – Up and Coming
Clinical Negligence – Western
- Emma Zeb KC – Band 1
Clinical Negligence
- Charles Bagot KC – Band 1
- Aneurin Moloney – Band 5
Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Nigel Jones KC – Band 2
- David Lewis KC – Band 3
- PJ Kirby KC – Band 6
- Charles Raffin – Band 3
- Emily Betts – Band 4
- James Shaw – Band 6
- Paul Strelitz – Band 6
Commercial Dispute Resolution – South East
- Lauren Godfrey – Band 2
Commercial Dispute Resolution – Western
- Alexander Whatley – Band 2
Community Care
- Alison Meacher – Band 3
Construction
- Paul Reed KC – Band 1
- David Pliener KC – Band 3
- Michael Wheater KC – Band 3
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- Ebony Alleyne – Band 2
- Andrew Kearney – Band 3
- Helena White – Band 3
- Simon Kerry – Band 3
- Emma Hynes – Band 4
- George Eyre – Band 4
- Kort Egan – Band 4
Construction Professional Negligence
- Paul Reed KC – Band 2
- David Pliener KC – Band 2
- Michael Wheater KC – Band 3
- Ebony Alleyne – Band 2
- Helena White – Band 2
- Louis Zvesper – Band 2
- Michael Levenstein – Band 3
COP Health and Welfare
- Alison Meacher – Band 3
COP Property and Affairs
- Alison Meacher – Band 2
Costs Litigation
- PJ Kirby KC – Band 2
- Robin Dunne – Band 1
- Martyn Griffiths – Band 3
- Priya Gopal – Band 4
Education
- Shazia Akhtar – Band 3
Employment
- Paul Strelitz – Band 6
Employment – South East
- Lauren Godfrey – Band 1
Fraud: Civil
- Charles Raffin – Band 5
- Philip Patterson – Band 5
Inquest and Inquiries
- Helena Drage – Band 5
Inquest and Inquiries – The Regions
- Emma Zeb KC – Band 2
Insurance
- Paul Reed KC – Band 2
- David Pliener KC – Band 3
- Ebony Alleyne – Band 4
- Louis Zvesper – Band 4
International Arbitration: Arbitrators
- Frederico Singarajah – Band 2
International Arbitration: Construction and Engineering
- Paul Reed KC – Band 2
Mediators
- Brie Stevens-Hoare KC – Band 3
- John de Waal KC – Band 4
- Laura Tweedy – Band 4
Personal Injury
- Charles Bagot KC – Band 1
- Colm Nugent – Band 2
- Jasmine Murphy – Band 3
- Jake Rowley – Band 4
Personal Injury – Western
- Emma Zeb KC – Band 1
Personal Injury: Animal Claims
- Jasmine Murphy – Band 1
Professional Negligence
- John de Waal KC – Band 3
- Nigel Jones KC – Band 4
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- James Hall – Band 1
- Daniel Gatty – Band 4
- Jack Dillon – Band 4
Property Damage
- Paul Reed KC – Band 1
- David Pliener KC – Band 3
- Michael Wheater KC – Band 3
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- Ebony Alleyne – Band 3
- Simon Kerry – Band 3
Real Estate Litigation
- John de Waal KC – Band 1
- Brie Stevens-Hoare KC – Band 1
- Daniel Gatty – Band 1
- Jamal Damachkie – Band 1
- Emily Betts – Band 2
- Lina Mattson – Band 3
- Charlotte John – Band 3
- Montague Palfrey – Band 4
- Faisel Sadiq – Band 4
- Priya Gopal – Band 4
- John Beresford – Band 4
- Andrew Skelly – Band 5
- Cameron Stocks – Band 5
- David Peachey – Band 5
- Jack Dillon – Band 5
- John Clargo – Band 5
- Laura Tweedy – Band 5
- Byroni Kleopa – Up and Coming
Restructuring/Insolvency
- Jonathan Titmuss – Band 4
- Katrina Mather – Band 4
- Sarah Clarke – Band 4
- Wendy Parker – Band 4
- Philip Patterson – Band 5
Social Housing
- Laura Tweedy – Band 1
- Alison Meacher – Band 4
Telecommunications
- Rory Cochrane – Band 2
Editorial and testimonials
Read Gatehouse Chambers’ full Chambers UK Bar Guide editorial and rankings. https://chambers.com/law-firm/gatehouse-chambers-uk-bar-14:10433
