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Lucy Wyles KC
Work Department
Travel, Personal Injury, Private International Law, Clinical Negligence
Position
Lucy specialises in the areas of personal injury, travel, private international law and clinical negligence.
She is regularly instructed to act in catastrophic personal injury claims arising from accidents abroad. She has considerable expertise in dealing with claims with an international element, involving jurisdiction and choice of law disputes, and other aspects of travel law. She has wide experience of substantial claims resulting from holiday incidents, including activity and accommodation accidents, winter sports accidents, illness and disease claims and road traffic accidents.
Recent cases include: Scales v MIB: application of Spanish law in brain injury case; Pandya v Intersalonika: brain-injury claim time-barred under Greek law; Hutchinson v Mapfre: jurisdiction issues in respect of accident in pool in Ibiza; CPAM v Whittington Hospital: recoupment of French social security benefits; Syred v PZU and HDI: application of Polish law to claims for catastrophic injuries; Cook v Virgin Media Ltd: Court of Appeal case on forum non conveniens between Scotland and England.
Career
Called to the Bar: 1994; Silk: 2022; Joint Head of Chambers: 2023
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Lucy Wyles KC –2 Temple Gardens ‘Well-known in the cross border field, Lucy uses her vast knowledge to devastating effect, a master of the court and negotiating rooms alike’
(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1London Bar > Clinical negligence
(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Lucy Wyles KC – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Lucy is practical, has a great attention to detail and is great with clients.’