Gatehouse Chambers

Heads of Chambers: Charles Bagot KC and David Pliener KC

Chief Executive: Amanda Illing

Tenants: 103

THE CHAMBERS

Gatehouse Chambers (previously known as Hardwicke) is one of the most innovative and modern sets at the Bar. Known for its progressive outlook, it is run as a commercial business with a strong focus on client service. Its business culture is reinforced by an active CSR and equality and diversity programme.

WORK UNDERTAKEN

• Commercial Dispute Resolution: Specialist expertise in banking and finance; companies, joint ventures and partnerships; executive and employment disputes; franchising; intellectual property and private international law. Michael Wheater KC and Charles Raffin are the authors of: e-Disclosure – Law & Practice.
• Construction & Engineering: Members deal in both construction litigation and arbitration; construction insolvency; energy and renewables; the professional negligence of construction professionals and property damage. Paul Reed KC is the author of two leading texts: Construction All Risks Insurance and Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance, which members of the construction team have contributed to.
• Insolvency & Restructuring: The team specialises in corporate and personal insolvency; construction and property insolvency; directors’ disqualification as well as civil fraud and asset tracing. They edit Atkins Corporate Insolvency and contribute to Tolley’s Insolvency Law.
• Insurance: Gatehouse Chambers covers construction and professional indemnity insurance as well as general coverage disputes. Barristers also help produce Insurance Broking Practice & the Law.
• Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence: Specialist expertise in disease, fraud, inquests, inquiries and product liability.
• Private Client: The team handles contentious probate and Inheritance Act cases as well as those involving the Court of Protection and trusts including TOLATA, community care, social welfare and benefits. Charlotte John edits Drafting Trusts & Will Trusts.
• Professional Liability: A leading set handling professional negligence claims across the construction and property, financial, insolvency, insurance and legal sectors. John de Waal KC edits Risk & Negligence in Property Transactions.
• Property: Gatehouse Chambers is a premier property set handling commercial landlord and tenant; development; housing (social and privately rented); leasehold and leasehold management, real property and mortgages as well as TOLATA claims. Daniel Gatty edits A Practical Guide to Rights over Airspace & Subsoil.