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Lucy Ginsberg

Position

Lucy is a tenacious barrister with an impressive academic background. She brings tactical acumen to all her cases and offers a robust and persuasive approach.

Lucy has substantial experience prosecuting and defending in cases involving Crime and Sexual Offences and is a member of the CPS Advocate Panel (Grade 3). Lucy is also an experienced Inquests & Inquiries barrister as well as being experienced in cases involving Business Crime & Fraud.

She is a diligent and efficient junior and has been led in a variety of cases, including allegations of murder, causing an explosion likely to endanger life and historic Sexual Offences.

Lucy has also developed notable experience of large-scale reviews, particularly involving Fraud & Business Crime. She has extensive knowledge of the disclosure process having assisted with disclosure on major prosecutions, including by the SFO.

Lucy is currently instructed as part of the team of counsel assisting Dame Linda Dobbs DBE with the Dame Linda Dobbs Review, considering whether the issues relating to HBOS Reading were investigated and appropriately reported to authorities at the time by Lloyds Banking Group, following its acquisition of HBOS.

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Career

Year of call: 2013

CPS Advocates Panel (Grade 3)

Criminal Bar Association Bursary, joint first-prize (2018)

Criminal Bar Association Bursary (2014)

Pupillage Award, Lincoln’s Inn (2013)

Bursary, Lincoln’s Inn (2013)

Buchanan Prize for Outstanding Grade, Lincoln’s Inn (2013)

Helen Grindrod Bursary, Lincoln’s Inn (2012)

Hardwicke Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn  (2012)

Memberships

Lincoln’s Inn

CBA

South Eastern Circuit

Education

LLB Law: First Class Honours

Bar Professional Training Course: Outstanding

South Eastern Circuit Advanced International Advocacy Course, Keble College, Oxford