Lucy is a barrister at Six St James Hall Chambers. Lucy has specialist expertise in human rights and discrimination law, criminal law, employment and industrial law, public law, and international law (international criminal and humanitarian law, international human rights law and public international law). She has a particular interest in matters where these areas of law intersect. Prior to coming to the Bar, Lucy worked on issues relating to access to justice for over 10 years in Victoria, NSW, South Africa, England, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, including as serving as law clerk to the Chief Justice of the South African Constitutional Court and to the Vice President of the International Criminal Court.

Select cases include:

• Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, and other international organisations and third states in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, International Court of Justice representing the Plurinational State of Bolivia as an intervening state, led by Dr C Ward, SC, with M Bridgett

• LQZW v Commonwealth (NSD1404/2024) FCA, Led by C Lenehan SC, with R Reynolds for the applicant, (false imprisonment immigration detention)

• Inquiry into Greyhound Racing NSW (2024-2025), Representing a person of special interest, led by S Callan SC