Band 3
Provided by Harry Gates
Financial Remedies
International Children Law
Private Children Law
Collaborative Law
Private FDR and Early Neutral Evaluation
Direct Access
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.
The Family Law Bar Association
Single Lawyer Model Working Group, chaired by Mr Justice Peel
The Art of Untying the Knot (2022)
Provided by Chambers
Harry Gates is a junior with an established practice in financial remedy cases, including those with an international element. He has particular experience of dealing with complex asset structures and hidden assets, including offshore trusts and companies.
Provided by Chambers
He's got a very self-assured way about him that just makes the client feel at ease - he absolutely knows what he's talking about.
A real thinker with a lovely empathetic manner, who doesn't stop considering the case.
Calm and meticulous, Harry is an extremely sensible lawyer, who is a persuasive, gifted advocate.
He's got a very self-assured way about him that just makes the client feel at ease - he absolutely knows what he's talking about.
A real thinker with a lovely empathetic manner, who doesn't stop considering the case.
Calm and meticulous, Harry is an extremely sensible lawyer, who is a persuasive, gifted advocate.
