Harry Gates

Practice Areas

Financial Remedies

International Children Law

Private Children Law

Collaborative Law

Private FDR and Early Neutral Evaluation

Direct Access

Career

Harry is a barrister focusing on high-value financial disputes and contentious private law children cases.

Combining technical expertise with emotional intelligence, Harry is noted for his calmness under fire, meticulous preparation and ability to build rapport with clients, opponents and judges alike and is recognised as a leader in his field in Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Spears and the Tatler High Net Worth Guide.

Away from the courtroom, Harry is a leader in the field of Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR). Together with Samantha Woodham, a fellow member of chambers, Harry is co-founder of The Divorce Surgery, a unique service which allows couples to obtain joint, impartial expert legal advice at any stage of their separation, with a view to minimising conflict and costs: www.thedivorcesurgery.co.uk. The Divorce Surgery has won numerous industry awards.

Harry appears regularly in the print and broadcast media on matters to do with NCDR and in 2022 co-wrote a book about how couples can divorce well: The Divorce Surgery: The Art of Untying the Knot (Harper Collins, 2022).

Harry has a reputation as an even-handed and diligent private FDR evaluator in matrimonial finance cases.

Harry was called to the Bar in 2001 and is a graduate of Newcastle University and of City University in London.

Professional Memberships

The Family Law Bar Association

Single Lawyer Model Working Group, chaired by Mr Justice Peel

Publications

The Art of Untying the Knot (2022)