Kort Egan

Barrister

Gatehouse Chambers

Kort specialises in domestic and international commercial disputes with particular expertise in construction, energy. property damage and related insurance matters. Kort also has experience in general commercial disputes, aviation and shipbuilding.

Having been one of only three barristers ranked for Construction both as “Up and Coming” in Chambers and Partners 2025, and as a “Rising Star” in the Legal 500 2025, Kort is now one of only four barristers of 2017 call or below ranked for construction in Chambers and Partners 2026. Kort is also ranked in the Legal 500 2026 for Construction and is one of the highest ranked barristers of 2017 call or below for Professional Negligence in the Legal 500 2026.

Kort is described as a “definite star for the future." and as "doing things beyond his call very well."

Kort has extensive experience with the major standard form contracts including the JCT and NEC and brings particular expertise to disputes concerning FIDIC contracts. Kort contributed several chapters to the book Understanding the FIDIC Red and Yellow Books, which contains a clause-by-clause commentary of the updated 2017 FIDIC contracts.

Through his practice at Gatehouse Chambers and his time spent assisting Simon Hughes KC prior to joining Chambers, Kort has worked on disputes in England and Wales, continental Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Events

03:30 PM 06:00 PM [Closed]

01 February, 2026

The role of utilities and renewables disputes in the march towards the realisation of Vision 2030

Gatehouse Chambers

English

By request

Free

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