Public & Human Rights
Lucy practises in all areas of public law and human rights, including judicial review proceedings and claims under the Human Rights Act 1998.
In her previous role as Government Legal Adviser, Lucy advised on a range of public law issues affecting central government.
The Central European University v Hungary
ECHR claim against the Hungarian Government, challenging closure of the CEU’s operations in Budapest (acting for the applicant university led by Philippe Sands KC, 2023).
Judicial review proceedings concerning the renewable energy sector
(acting for an interested party led by Jason Coppel KC, settled in 2024).
R (Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain) v Central Arbitration Committee (Interested Party: Deliveroo)
Supreme Court appeal addressing collective bargaining legislation and riders’ Article 11 ECHR rights (assisting counsel team for Deliveroo as a pupil, [2023] UKSC 43).
Derbyshire NHS Trust v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (MIND intervening)
Judicial review addressing remote assessments for the sectioning of mentally unwell patients (assisting Tom Cross as a pupil, [2023] EWHC 3338 (Admin)).
R (TZA) v A Secondary School
Judicial review addressing the requirements of the public sector equality duty in relation to school exclusion decisions (assisting Tom Cross as a pupil, [2023] EWHC 1722 (Admin)).






