The Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2027
Gatehouse Chambers is delighted to announce another strong round of results in The Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2027, with 142 individual rankings, including 10 new entries, and 21 upward moves across the tables.
The results recognise barristers across the full breadth of our expertise. Personal Injury has also moved up to Tier 2 at set level, alongside continued recognition for chambers in 9 other practice areas.
Set rankings (alphabetical by area)
| Practice area | Ranking |
| Commercial Litigation | Tier 4 |
| Construction | Tier 4 |
| Costs and Litigation Funding | Tier 3 |
| Insolvency | Tier 3 |
| Insurance and Reinsurance | Tier 4 |
| Personal Injury | Tier 2 (up from Tier 3) |
| Private Wealth and Probate | Tier 3 |
| Professional Negligence | Tier 2 |
| Property Litigation | Tier 2 |
| Social Housing | Tier 3 |
New individual rankings
Congratulations to our newly ranked barristers:
- Thomas Mitty – Art and Cultural Property: Rising Star
- Tom Bell – Commercial Litigation: Tier 5
- Rob Hammond – Commercial Litigation: Tier 5
- Michael Maris – Commercial Litigation: Tier 5
- Michael Levenstein – Construction: Tier 4
- Matthew Hodson – Defamation and Privacy: Tier 4
- Helena Drage – Inquests and Inquiries: Tier 4
- Helena Drage – Personal Injury: Tier 5
- Paul Reed KC – Property Litigation: Tier 5 (/Property Damage)
- Joshua Griffin – Property Litigation: Tier 4
Upward movement
There was also strong upward movement across the guide, including:
- Charles Bagot KC – Clinical Negligence: Tier 1
- David Lewis KC – Commercial Litigation: Tier 5
- David Pliener KC – Construction: Tier 2
- Ebony Alleyne – Construction: Tier 1
- Helena White – Construction: Tier 3
- Louis Zvesper – Construction: Tier 3
- Philip Patterson – Insolvency: Tier 4
- David Pliener KC – Professional Negligence: Tier 3
- Helena White – Professional Negligence: Tier 4
- Louis Zvesper – Professional Negligence: Tier 4
- Priya Gopal – Professional Negligence: Tier 5
- Lina Mattsson – Property Litigation: Tier 3
- Carl Brewin – Property Litigation: Tier 4
- Jack Dillon – Property Litigation: Tier 4
- Cameron Stocks – Property Litigation: Tier 4
All individual rankings
Our full individual rankings for 2027 are listed below by practice area.
Our full individual rankings for 2027 are listed below by practice area.
Art and Cultural Property
- Thomas Mitty – Rising Star
Clinical Negligence
- Charles Bagot KC – Tier 1
- Emma Zeb KC – New Silk
- Aneurin Moloney – Tier 4
- Emma Woods – Rising Star
Clinical Negligence – Western
- Emma Zeb KC – New Silk
Commercial Litigation
- Nigel Jones KC – Tier 2
- David Lewis KC – Tier 5
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- Paul Strelitz – Tier 5
- Tom Bell – Tier 5
- Charles Raffin – Tier 4
- Emily Betts – Tier 3
- George Eyre – Tier 5
- James Shaw – Tier 5
- Rob Hammond – Tier 5
- Michael Maris – Tier 5
- Adam Smith-Roberts – Rising Star
Commercial Litigation – South East
- Lauren Godfrey – Tier 1
Commercial Litigation – Western
- Alexander Whatley – Tier 1
Company
- David Lewis KC – Tier 3
- Nigel Jones KC – Tier 4
- Sarah Clarke – Tier 2
- Philip Patterson – Tier 5
- James Shaw – Tier 5
Construction
- Paul Reed KC – Tier 1
- Nigel Jones KC – Tier 5
- David Pliener KC – Tier 2
- Michael Wheater KC – Tier 4
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- Ebony Alleyne – Tier 1
- Andrew Kearney
- Helena White – Tier 3
- Katie Lee – Tier 4
- Emma Hynes – Tier 4
- George Eyre – Tier 3
- Louis Zvesper – Tier 3
- Simon Kerry – Tier 4
- Kort Egan – Tier 4
COP Health and Welfare
- Alison Meacher – Tier 1
- Shazia Akhtar – Tier 5
Costs and Litigation Funding
- PJ Kirby KC – Tier 1
- Alaric Watson – Tier 4
- Robin Dunne – Tier 1
- Martyn Griffiths – Tier 1
- Priya Gopal – Tier 4
- Charlotte Wilk – Rising Star
Defamation and Privacy
- Matthew Hodson – Tier 4
Education
- Shazia Akhtar – Tier 4
Employment
- Mark Stephens – Tier 3
- Paul Strelitz – Tier 3
- Sara Ibrahim – Tier 4
- Matthew Hodson – Tier 4
- Lauren Godfrey – Tier 5
Inquests and Inquiries – London
- Emma Zeb KC – New Silk
- Helena Drage – Tier 4
- Emma Hynes – Tier 5
Inquests and Inquiries – The Regions
- Emma Zeb KC – New Silk
Insolvency
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- Wendy Parker – Tier 4
- Alaric Watson – Tier 4
- Jonathan Titmuss – Tier 2
- Sarah Clarke – Tier 3
- Philip Patterson – Tier 4
- Charles Raffin – Tier 3
- Aileen McErlean – Tier 5
- Katrina Mather – Tier 5
Insurance
- Paul Reed KC – Tier 3
- David Pliener KC – Tier 3
- Michael Wheater KC – Tier 5
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- Ebony Alleyne – Tier 3
- Tom Bell – Tier 3
- Helena White – Tier 4
- Simon Kerry – Tier 3
- George Eyre – Tier 4
- Louis Zvesper – Tier 4
International Arbitration: Commercial and Insurance
- Frederico Singarajah – Tier 3
Personal Injury
- Charles Bagot KC – Tier 1
- Emma Zeb KC – New Silk
- Colm Nugent – Tier 2
- Henry Slack – Tier 5
- Jasmine Murphy – Tier 4
- Jake Rowley – Tier 5
- Helena Drage – Tier 5
Personal Injury – Western Circuit
- Emma Zeb KC – New Silk
Private Wealth and Probate
- Brie Stevens-Hoare KC – Tier 3
- Alison Meacher – Tier 4
- Charlotte John – Tier 4
- Cameron Stocks – Tier 4
- Adam Smith-Roberts – Rising Star
Professional Negligence
- John de Waal KC – Tier 2
- David Pliener KC – Tier 3
- Nigel Jones KC – Tier 3
- Paul Reed KC – Tier 3
- Michael Wheater KC – Tier 4
- Sarah McCann KC – New Silk
- Daniel Gatty – Tier 4
- James Hall – Tier 1
- Jonathan Titmuss – Tier 4
- Tom Bell – Tier 4
- Ebony Alleyne – Tier 4
- Helena White – Tier 4
- Kort Egan – Tier 4
- Louis Zvesper – Tier 4
- Jack Dillon – Tier 5
- Priya Gopal – Tier 5
- Sara Ibrahim – Tier 5
- Michael Levenstein – Tier 6
- Simon Kerry – Tier 5
- George Eyre – Tier 6
- Joshua Griffin – Tier 6
Professional Negligence – Western Circuit
- Alexander Whatley – Tier TBC
Property Litigation
- Brie Stevens-Hoare KC – Tier 1
- John de Waal KC – Tier 2
- Paul Reed KC – Tier 5
- Montague Palfrey – Tier 5
- Daniel Gatty – Tier 3
- Amanda Eilledge – Tier 5
- Andrew Skelly – Tier 5
- John Clargo – Tier 4
- Faisel Sadiq – Tier 4
- Jamal Damachkie – Tier 1
- Carl Brewin – Tier 4
- Gemma de Cordova – Tier 3
- David Peachey – Tier 4
- Laura Tweedy – Tier 3
- Emily Betts – Tier 3
- Lina Mattsson – Tier 3
- Clare Anslow – Tier 5
- Jack Dillon – Tier 4
- John Beresford – Tier 5
- Katrina Mather – Tier 4
- Cameron Stocks – Tier 4
- Byroni Kleopa – Tier 4
- Joshua Griffin – Tier 4
Property and Construction – South East
- John Clargo – Tier 1
- Charlotte John – Tier 2
Social Housing
- Alison Meacher – Tier 2
- Laura Tweedy – Tier 4
Telecommunications
- Rory Cochrane – Tier 2
Editorial and testimonials
Read Gatehouse Chambers’ full Legal 500 editorial and rankings: https://www.legal500.com/firms/9407-gatehouse-chambers/r-england/rankings
A huge congratulations to all our brilliant barristers and the Practice Management Team at Gatehouse Chambers.
