Lucy is a Director and Solicitor in Watkins and Gunn’s award-winning public law team. Lucy specialises in Equality and Human Rights and acts for the majority of Welsh and Northern Irish victims in the ongoing UK Infected Blood Inquiry. Lucy acts for campaigners and victims’ groups fighting closures and cuts to public services. She also acts for children and young people with SEN to secure appropriate education and healthcare provision.

Lucy has been involved in some of the most high-profile Human Rights cases the UK has seen, representing 1200 Iraqi civilian victims in the multi-party action against the Ministry of Defence (2015) and representing victims in the News International Voicemail Interception ‘phone hacking’ litigation (2011).

Lucy also has significant experience acting for families in Coroner’s inquests and in actions against the police.

Career

Lucy graduated from Oxford University in 2005, qualified at Gateley Plc in 2009, Associate at Public Interest Lawyers 2015, Senior Official at NASUWT 2016, Senior Associate at Watkins and Gunn 2018 to 2024.

The Legal 500 UK Solicitors 2024 Edition

Lucy is named as a ‘Rising Star’ (a lawyer who frequently appears in significant matters) in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors Guide.  She is described as ‘extremely knowledgeable and responsive’. 

Chambers & Partners 2024 Guide

Lucy is singled out as an ‘Associate to Watch’. She is described as having ‘a wealth of experience in public law and is frequently sought after to represent claimants in challenges concerning human rights and civil liberties as well as inquests and inquiries’.

‘Lucy is very focused on obtaining best results for her clients.  She’s very good at always drawing back to the client’s best interests’.

‘Highly professional, knowledgeable and approachable.  Lucy is excellent with clients’.  

Notable Cases

• R (Aso Mohammed) v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police 2010 EWHC 1228 (Admin) which involved the removal of a police caution, the removal of client from the Sex Offenders Register and damages for breach of the Human Rights Act in Judicial Review Proceedings.
• R on the Application of Nashika Harrison v (1) Birmingham Magistrates Court (2) Chief Constable of West Midlands Police Court Of Appeal A (Civ Div) 2011) involving notifications made by police officers of hearings. The Court of Appeal invited the Lord Chief Justice to consider an amendment to the Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Cash) Rules 2002.

Personal

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