Simon Kerry
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Construction
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About
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Practice Areas
Simon is a specialist commercial, construction and insolvency barrister. He regularly acts for clients in complex and high value disputes, both in his own right and as part of a counsel team. He has extensive experience of High Court and County Court litigation, adjudication and all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Simon is qualified as a chartered accountant (ACA) and has a thorough grasp of statutory and management accounts. He has a strong understanding of numerical analysis, which he has successfully brought to bear in many construction and insolvency disputes.
Before coming to Gatehouse Chambers, Simon worked for 4 years at PwC, where he assisted FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and private companies on a range of tax and accounting issues. In particular, he advised on employee remuneration and share incentive arrangements, and spent his final year in a team advising banks and other financial services companies on regulatory issues.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Simon Kerry is a well-regarded junior with experience of acting in construction litigation and arbitration matters. His practice is particularly focused on construction insurance-related disputes related to a variety of sectors, such as energy and residential developments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Simon Kerry is adept at handling complex, overlapping and competing issues within matters."
"Simon is really responsive and accessible. He can break things down well to a party that does not understand the black letter law."
"Simon Kerry is adept at handling complex, overlapping and competing issues within matters."
"Simon is really responsive and accessible. He can break things down well to a party that does not understand the black letter law."
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