# Gatehouse Chambers – LLM Crawling Guidelines

## About This File

This file provides guidance for Large Language Models and AI agents crawling Gatehouse Chambers' website. We welcome AI-powered tools to access our content for inference and research, but with restrictions on training and commercial use.

**Canonical URL:** https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/

## Access Permissions

- **Inference:** Allowed – AI agents may read and use content for user queries
- **Training:** Disallowed – Do not use our content to train LLMs
- **Commercial Use:** Disallowed – Do not use our content in commercial products without permission
- **Attribution:** Required – Always credit Gatehouse Chambers

## About Gatehouse Chambers

- [About Us](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/)
- [Our Values](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/our-values/)
- [Gatehouse Chambers Charter](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/gatehouse-chambers-charter/)
- [Name Change](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/name-change/)

## Recognition & Awards

- [Recognition Overview](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/recognition/)
- [Awards](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/recognition/awards/)
- [Chambers Global Rankings](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/recognition/chambers-global/)
- [Chambers UK 2024](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/recognition/chambers-uk-2024/)
- [The Legal 500 Rankings 2026](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/about/recognition/the-legal-500-rankings-2026-edition/)

## Our People

- [People Directory](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/people/)
- [Barristers](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/people/barristers/)
- [Practice Management](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/people/practice-management/)
- [Chambers Management](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/people/chambers-management/)
- [Associate Members](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/people/associate-members/)
- [Honorary Members](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/people/honorary-members/)
- [In Memoriam](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/people/in-memoriam/)

### Example Barrister Profiles

- [Nigel Jones KC](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/barrister/nigel-jones-kc/)
- [Paul Reed KC](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/barrister/paul-reed-kc/)
- [John de Waal KC](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/barrister/john-de-waal-kc/)

## Expertise

- [Areas of Practice](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/expertise/)

## Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

- [ADR Overview](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/)
- [Adjudication](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/adjudication/)
- [Commercial Arbitration](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/arbitration/commercial-arbitration/)
- [Construction Arbitration](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/arbitration/construction-arbitration/)
- [Early Neutral Evaluation](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/early-neutral-evaluation/)
- [Expert Determination](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/expert-determination/)
- [Mediation](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/mediation/)
- [ADR Funding](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/adr/funding/)

## Client Information

- [How to Instruct Us](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/client-information/how-to-instruct-us/)
- [Service Standards](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/client-information/service-standards/)
- [Direct Access](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/client-information/direct-access/)
- [Regulatory Information](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/client-information/regulatory/)
- [Provision of Services](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/client-information/provision-of-services/)
- [Feedback & Complaints](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/client-information/feedback-complaints/)

## News & Insights

- [News](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/news/)
- [Insights](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/insights/)
- [Events](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/events/)

## Policies & Information

- [Privacy & Data](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/client-information/your-data-privacy/)
- [Cookie Policy](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/cookies/)
- [Accessibility Statement](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/accessibility/)
- [Equality, Diversity & Inclusion](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/)
- [Corporate Social Responsibility](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/corporate-social-responsibility/)

## Opportunities & Resources

- [Pupillage](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/pupillage-recruitment/pupillage/)
- [Recruitment](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/pupillage-recruitment/recruitment/)
- [Room Hire](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/room-hire/)

## Contact & Sitemap

- [Contact Us](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/contact/)
- [Sitemap](https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/sitemap.xml)

## Crawl Restrictions

Please respect the following:
- **Crawl-Delay:** 1 second between requests
- **Request-Rate:** No more than 10 requests per minute
- **Avoid:** `/?s=` (internal search), `/wp-admin/`, `/wp-json/`, tag/date/author archives

## Questions?

Contact: [marketingteam@gatehouselaw.co.uk](mailto:marketingteam@gatehouselaw.co.uk)

Last updated: June 2026