JUNIOR PROFILE

Helena White

UK Bar 2026

Gatehouse Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Construction

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

Construction: Professional Negligence

All Circuits

2 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Helena is a commercial practitioner, with a particular focus on domestic and international construction and engineering disputes, insurance coverage, professional negligence and property damage. Her experience includes public procurement, infrastructure and utilities work.

Recommended across various practice areas in Chambers and Partners, Chambers Global, the Legal 500 and the Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), Helena is known for being a robust trial advocate and providing clear and accessible advice either in writing or in conference. She is regularly instructed by a range of clients, including employers, contractors, construction professionals, insurers and insolvency practitioners to act in litigation, arbitration, adjudication and mediation, across a variety of jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the Middle East.

Helena accepts instructions on a direct access basis in appropriate cases.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Construction - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Helena White has a practice covering a broad array of construction and engineering disputes, including cases involving related insurance and professional negligence issues. She has particular expertise in cases arising out of water and waste disposal-related projects.

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Construction: Professional Negligence - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Helena White has a fast-growing construction-related professional negligence practice that sees her representing a wide range of clients, including inspectors, engineers and architects. She has experience of acting in matters related to residential and commercial projects.

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Strengths

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Helena is very strong, very bright and user-friendly.
ConstructionUK Bar
Helena is excellent and tenacious, and good at handling difficult clients.
ConstructionUK Bar
Helena has been very responsive and accommodating of deadlines. Her advice has been clear throughout and has had in mind not only the legal points but also the client's commercial considerations.
ConstructionUK Bar
She's very pragmatic, can be strategic and can take a broad approach.
ConstructionUK Bar
She is very easy to get along with.
Construction: Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Helena is very strong, very bright and user-friendly.
Construction: Professional NegligenceUK Bar