To Brief Lucy, contact her Clerk: (02) 9267 4955, clerk@sgchambers.com.au
Lucy is motivated by the opportunity to represent a diverse range of clients and values the privilege of using her skills to assist individuals facing serious and confronting circumstances. She has a clear, structured advocacy style, approachable manner, and an ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressure environments.
Lucy brings a mix of experience to the Bar, initially clerking at Allens Linklaters in Competition & Consumer Regulatory and Mergers & Capital Markets before joining global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, working as an analyst with major banks, government agencies and engineering firms. There she developed strong analytical problem-solving and technological skills which she continues to apply in matters involving complex evidence and large volumes of material.
Lucy commenced criminal practice at the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions before moving to defence at Legal Aid and the Aboriginal Legal Service. As a solicitor she appeared in the Children’s, Local, District and Supreme Courts in criminal and civil matters, including in proceedings for suppression and non-publication and confiscation of proceeds of crime. She has a particular academic and practical specialisation in preventative detention legislation.
Lucy maintains a predominantly criminal practice but accepts briefs in all areas, including family, public law, migration and quasi-criminal proceedings. Outside of the law, Lucy enjoys cooking, reading and long-distance hiking.
Areas of Practice
Criminal law, including summary and indictable matters
Bail, including Supreme Court bail applications
Criminal appeals
Children's crime
Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs)
High Risk Offender (HRO) applications, including breach proceedings
Mental health law
Proceeds of crime, including confiscation proceedings
Parole hearings
Coronial inquests
Commissions of inquiry
Regulatory prosecutions
Administrative and public law, including Migration law
Family law, including property and parenting matters
Common law, including intentional torts
Admissions & Qualifications
Barrister, 2026
Solicitor, 2021
BA/LLB, University of Sydney
LLM, University of Sydney
Nancy Gordon Smith Prize for first in course
George and Matilda Harris Prize for highest marked research
Professional Background
Legal Aid NSW — Solicitor, Inner City Local Courts; Solicitor, Supreme Court Bails; Senior Solicitor, Regional Relief; Senior Solicitor, High Risk Offender Unit; Senior Solicitor, Indictable
Aboriginal Legal Service — Senior Solicitor, Bathurst, Cowra and Orange
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)
McKinsey & Company
Allens Linklaters
Panel Memberships & Appointments
Legal Aid NSW's Indictable crime barrister panel
Legal Aid NSW's Summary criminal law, Children's criminal law, Mental health and Domestic violence panels
NSW Bar Association's New Barristers committee
Migration Law
Presentations and Publications
'Evaluating the validity of continuing detention orders made under high-risk offender legislation after Fardon, Benbrika and Garlett', Criminal Law Journal, 2024
'A new breed of guard-dog: Serious domestic abuse prevention orders (SDAPOs) and the expansion of preventative detention in NSW', Criminal Law Journal, 2026