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About
Provided by Lucy Garrett KC
Practice Areas
Lucy is “is extremely talented with razor-sharp intellect and boundless energy” and “a brilliant advocate with a superb way of persuading judges” who is frequently instructed in high profile and high value disputes both in the UK and internationally. She is ranked as a Leading Silk in construction, international arbitration, energy and professional negligence. Her practice includes project-related issues such as insurance, bonds and guarantees. Lucy also advises on and acts in adjudications, from referral stage to enforcement.
Her impressive specialist practice has a particular focus on large projects involving complex factual, technical and contractual disputes. Lucy appears regularly in the English courts including at appellate level and in international arbitration in the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Her extensive international experience includes all major institutional rules and ad-hoc arbitrations, and many disputes in civil code jurisdictions.
Lucy is always in demand for her forceful advocacy, commercial approach and “stellar” intellectual ability. She has recently been described as “an exceptionally good operator who is easy to deal with and wears her enormous intellect lightly,” “absolutely on top of all the detail” and “definitely someone to have on your side.”
Career
University of Manchester (BA Hons English Language and Literature 1st Class); PgDL. Called to Bar 2001 (Prince of Wales Scholar). Joined 2 Temple Gardens 2002. Won Chambers & Partners’ Construction Junior of the Year in 2013 and nominated again in 2015. Took silk in 2018. One of The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” in 2021. Appointed a Bencher of Gray’s Inn in 2023. Nominated for the Chambers & Partners’ Diversity & Inclusion Outstanding Contribution award in 2023.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR, SCL, TecBAR
Publications
Co-Editor of Keating on JCT Contracts (looseleaf). Contributor (1st and 2nd Editions) and Co-Editor (forthcoming 3rd Edition) of Keating on Offshore Construction and Marine Engineering. Contributor to Keating on Construction Contracts (8th to 11th Editions). Co-author of Litigation in the TCC (1st Edition).
Personal
Lucy enjoys reading. Her current recommendations are The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, Simon Mason’s DI Wilkins series and Mr Phillips by John Lanchester. Sadly the 2019 and subsequent Reachers are to be avoided at all costs but all the previous ones remain excellent.
Lucy took a sabbatical from the Bar between June 2018 and December 2019 to work as a Senior Advisor for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. She spent 18 months in Sierra Leone working closely with the Mayor of Freetown, the extraordinary Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE. Her blog describing her experiences is here: https://thehillsofthechanklybore.com/
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Lucy Garrett KC practises across the sectors of energy and construction (including shipbuilding), and handles significant professional negligence disputes in these areas. She is often called upon to litigate high-value matters in the TCC, and also gets involved in major international arbitrations. She acts for claimants, defendants and insurers in highly technical professional negligence claims. Her clients include architects and engineers.
Lucy Garrett KC is an acclaimed silk who is regularly instructed on high-value construction litigation and arbitration worldwide. Her sector expertise includes areas such as energy and shipbuilding, and she has also been active in disputes involving property development. She impresses clients and peers alike with her persuasive advocacy.
Lucy Garrett KC is a barrister noted for her expertise in construction and engineering-related international arbitrations who has significant experience of handling disputes in the Middle East. She has appeared in arbitrations governed by the rules of the ICC, the LCIA and other arbitral institutions involving high-value claims in connection with large infrastructure projects.
Lucy Garrett KC is praised by many for her expert handling of cases and diligent preparation. She stands out for her strength advising on issues concerning the construction of energy projects, including contractual issues, delays and claims of defective work and misconduct. Her deep oil and gas expertise is complemented by her ability to handle disputes in the wider sector, including in nuclear energy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lucy quickly gains clients' trust both for being a delightful team player, even when the going gets tough, and for giving concise, merits-based advice."
"Lucy provides focused legal advice against complex fact patterns and her awareness of broader commercial issues is invaluable."
"Lucy Garrett is very direct, all over the detail and her whole demeanour enables her to be approachable to the ultimate client."
"Lucy Garrett is very tenacious. She is very robust in her views, which clients like, and she provides good, solid advice that shows she is on top of everything."
"Lucy has a great ability to present strategy and complex legal arguments to a client. She's highly attuned to commercial outcomes."
"Lucy finds the off-piste, curveball analysis points that help everyone see the case in a different way."
"Lucy Garrett is extremely intelligent and her submissions are very compelling. She is a fierce advocate."
"Lucy Garrett is very impressive."
"Lucy is a standout individual for delay claims."
"Lucy quickly gains clients' trust both for being a delightful team player, even when the going gets tough, and for giving concise, merits-based advice."
"Lucy provides focused legal advice against complex fact patterns and her awareness of broader commercial issues is invaluable."
"Lucy Garrett is very direct, all over the detail and her whole demeanour enables her to be approachable to the ultimate client."
"Lucy Garrett is very tenacious. She is very robust in her views, which clients like, and she provides good, solid advice that shows she is on top of everything."
"Lucy has a great ability to present strategy and complex legal arguments to a client. She's highly attuned to commercial outcomes."
"Lucy finds the off-piste, curveball analysis points that help everyone see the case in a different way."
"Lucy Garrett is extremely intelligent and her submissions are very compelling. She is a fierce advocate."
"Lucy Garrett is very impressive."
"Lucy is a standout individual for delay claims."
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