Stewarts Law LLP

Divorce and Family

Partner

Lucy specialises in complex matrimonial finance disputes, with particular experience in multi-jurisdictional litigation and cases involving trust and business assets. Chambers & Partners HNW described her as “unparalleled for someone of her generation.”

Lucy acts for a broad range of high-profile individuals and their spouses and partners. Lucy’s focus is on multi-jurisdictional financial disputes; she also has particular experience in disputes involving assets held in trust. Legal 500 has recognised Lucy’s ‘”encyclopaedic knowledge” of complex matrimonial finances involving trust assets.’

Due to the nature of her clients and the complex litigation in which they are involved, many of Lucy’s cases have involved issues arising at the intersection of family and media law. Her cases regularly involve complex business structures and valuation issues; Lucy also works on cases involving significant art collections.

Having practised for two years in Hong Kong, Lucy has considerable international experience. Lucy is regularly instructed in the preparation of nuptial agreements and, as a French speaker, has particular experience in preparing agreements in conjunction with French lawyers as well as across other jurisdictions.

Experience

• Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567, successfully representing the husband in the High Court and Court of Appeal in a landmark case concerning the correct treatment of significant pre-marital wealth and the concepts of matrimonial property and ‘matrimonialisation’. (first instance judgment ARQ v YAQ [2022] EWFC 128)
• RJ v Tigipko [2019] EWHC 448 (Fam), concerning reporting restrictions, international child abduction and third party joinder in family proceedings
  ND v SD & Ors [2017] EWHC 1507 (Fam), an international trust case where Lucy defended the husband against allegations of a sham trust
• Tchenguiz v Imerman [2010] EWCA Civ 908, concerning confidential information and disclosure in family proceedings

Lucy graduated from University College London in 2007 and trained and qualified at Withers in London, subsequently working in the firm’s Hong Kong office. She joined Stewarts in January 2014.

Lucy is a member of Resolution.

Having originally trained as a dancer, outside of the office Lucy tries to make it to Sadlers Wells as much as her young daughter allows. She can otherwise be found at the Tate or the RA (daughter in tow), or doing something energetic in east London or up a hill in Scotland.