Lucy Keane

Arbitration Civil Commercial Commercial Chancery Commercial Landlord and Tenant Company & Partnership Construction Consumer Credit Contract Corporate Corporate Insolvency Defending Professionals Financial Provision Inquests Insurance Intellectual Property Mediation Personal Insolvency Professional Discipline Professional Negligence Property Property Co-Ownership Public Inquiries Regulatory Shipping Sports Wills, Trusts & Estates

Lucy is qualified in four jurisdictions. She is a barrister in England & Wales, an attorney at law in New York, an advocate in Scotland and a barrister at law in Ireland. She specialises in international dispute resolution, with particular interest and expertise in international commercial arbitration. Lucy’s breadth of experience has included a judicial appointment in Scotland as a part-time Sheriff sitting in the sheriff courts in both civil and criminal cases. She has appeared in courts at all levels in Scotland and has taken a case from first instance to the House of Lords. She is an extremely competent advocate whose advocacy experience ranges from interlocutory matters to complex appeals. Lucy was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Advocacy by the Faculty of Advocates in 2016.

Lucy is qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and holds the Chartered Institute’s Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration. Her enthusiasm for international arbitration extends to conducting lectures and training on the subject, particularly in relation to advocacy in international arbitration. She recently presented training seminars on this topic to legal professionals in the Netherlands. Being qualified in four jurisdictions, Lucy has the ability to work across legal borders with ease. Her facility for languages has also been invaluable in many instances and she has particular competence and experience in working on cases in German.