Born: 23rd May 1966

Call: 1989 (Inner Temple)

Education and Qualifications:
Manchester High School for Girls; BA (Hons) Warwick University (First Class)

Associations:
Chancery Bar Association
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association

Appointments:
Junior Counsel to the Crown (Provincial Panel)

  
 

Lucy Wilson-Barnes

 

 

Lucy Wilson-Barnes undertook pupillage at St James's Chambers and became a tenant in 1990. Her practice is traditional Chancery and commercial work. She undertakes contentious and non-contentious work in the areas of company, partnership, probate, trusts, real property and conveyancing, and litigation in professional negligence, insolvency and directors disqualification. Her practice also encompasses a wide range of commercial litigation with a particular focus on contractual disputes concerning commercial developments, confidential information and restraint of trade.

Since being appointed to the Provincial Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown in 2000 she has represented the DTI on directors disqualification matters and has had experience in a variety of other work, including representing the Crown in a number of prison law cases concerning human rights.Reported cases:

Granby Village (Manchester) Management Co. Ltd v Unchained Growth Plc C.A. [1999] 1 W.L.R Set off clause in lease

Jaura v Ahmed The Times 18 March 2002 The rate of interest under section 35A

Lucy's main interests are Italy and classical archaeology.

  
     

 
 

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