Catherine Piercy KC

Catherine Piercy KC is a successful commercial and insurance specialist with a particular focus on construction and engineering disputes, property damage and professional liability. She has a busy court and adjudication practice, acting for insurers, contractors, employers, construction professionals and insolvency practitioners.  Catherine has an incredible rate of retention of clients, which shows that not only is she committed to fighting her client’s case to ensure a positive outcome, but that she is personable and works well as part of the team.

Catherine appears in all levels of tribunal in procedural applications, substantive hearings and trials.  Catherine has appeared in the all of the TCCs and acted in adjudications and mediations.  Catherine is not only instructed when a dispute has arisen, but, as a result of the rapport she builds with her clients, she is often asked to advise client’s when they believe a dispute may be about to arise.

Catherine is “innovative and commercially minded” and has a client focused and commercial approach to resolving disputes, giving “good, practical advice”. She effectively manages the legal, expert and client teams to achieve the most favourable outcome for her clients.  She is described by her clients as “exceptional” and “phenomenally hardworking”.  Chambers UK describes her as having a “great strategic mind” and “proactive, brilliant with clients and gives no-nonsense advice."

Catherine won Construction Junior Barrister of the Year by Chambers UK Bar Awards 2019.  She has previously also been shortlisted for “Best Woman in Construction Law” by the Women in Construction and Engineering Awards.

LLM European Law (University of Nottingham) BA (Hons) Jurisprudence (University of Oxford, St. Catherine’s College) Bar Vocational Course Lord Astbury Scholar, Middle Temple