Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Lucy is "a true star for her generation, who is without question headed for greatness.” She is “an absolute standout construction silk who approaches her work with great vigour and tenacity,” “has brilliant knowledge of the law… a very attractive manner in court, and is fantastic with clients." Lucy was called to the Bar in 2001 and was made Queen’s Counsel in 2018. She has an impressive specialist practice in construction, engineering, energy and shipbuilding, with a particular focus on mega-projects involving complex factual, technical and contractual disputes. Her practice includes claims for and against construction professionals in these sectors and project-related issues such as insurance, bonds and guarantees. Lucy also advises on and acts in adjudications, from referral stage to enforcement. She is always in demand for her forceful advocacy, commercial approach and “stellar” intellectual ability, which has led to instructions in a series of high profile, high value disputes. She has extensive experience in the TCC and the Commercial Court in the UK, and in international arbitration including in civil code jurisdictions. She is familiar with international parties and tribunals. Lucy particularly enjoys disputes involving complex technical issues and, she will admit, delay claims. Her approach is friendly, practical and commercial. Lucy won Construction Junior of the Year 2013 in the C&P Bar Awards and was nominated again in 2015. Recent recommendations from the directories include those quoted above and: "A force of nature" ... “Among the best, if not the best construction junior... a solicitors’ dream – she’s user-friendly, gets along with the client very well and has an excellent command of technical cases"... “Highly intelligent”…"Gives robust and confident advice and is excellent in court”... “Uncanny ability to process large amounts of documentation quickly”... “Enthusiastic approach and stellar legal brain”…“Particular flair for dealing with knotty legal issues." Lucy is the author of the Time and Termination chapters in the leading text in its field, Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering (2nd Edn, published September 2018), and is co-author of the new authoritative title "Litigation in the TCC." In addition, she is co-editor of Keating on JCT Contracts and a contributor to Keating on Construction Contracts.
I took a sabbatical from the Bar to take up an exciting and inspiring opportunity to work for TBI in Freetown, in Sierra Leone. I worked with the elected Mayor of Freetown to help her implement her policies. I've attached a link to Keating's summer update which gave a bit more detail as to what I did and why, and to my blog which gives a lot (!) more detail.