SILK PROFILE

Catherine Piercy KC

UK Bar 2026

Atkin Chambers

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Property Damage

London (Bar)

9 years ranked

Construction: Professional Negligence

All Circuits

2 years ranked

Construction

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Catherine Piercy KC is a successful commercial and insurance specialist with a particular focus on construction and engineering disputes, property damage and professional liability. She has a busy court and adjudication practice, acting for insurers, contractors, employers, construction professionals and insolvency practitioners. Catherine has an incredible rate of retention of clients, which reflects her commitment to fighting her client’s case to ensure a positive outcome, and that she is personable and works well as part of the team.

Catherine appears in all levels of tribunal in procedural applications, substantive hearings and trials. Catherine has appeared in the all of the TCCs and acted in adjudications and mediations. Catherine is not only instructed when a dispute has arisen, but, as a result of the rapport she builds with her clients, she is often asked to advise client’s when they believe a dispute may be about to arise.

Catherine is innovative and commercially minded and has a client focused and commercial approach to resolving disputes, giving “good, practical advice”. She effectively manages the legal, expert and client teams to achieve the most favourable outcome for her clients.

Catherine won Construction Junior Barrister of the Year by Chambers UK Bar Awards 2019. She has previously also been shortlisted for “Best Woman in Construction Law” by the Women in Construction and Engineering Awards.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR

TecBar

SCL

Adjudication Society

British Insurance Law Association

Society of Construction Law

Publications

Contributor to Construction All Risks Insurance, published by Sweet & Maxwell.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Construction: Professional Negligence - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Catherine Piercy KC is a widely admired barrister who is regularly instructed to defend claims against structural engineers and other contractors and their insurers.

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Property Damage - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Catherine Piercy KC is a proficient property damage barrister skilled in insurance and construction-related disputes. She is capable of dealing with a variety of cases including those relating to fire, explosion and water damage. Her clients include insurers and property owners.

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Construction - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Catherine Piercy KC's diverse practice includes regular appearances in adjudications, ADR and high-value litigation. She is regularly instructed by a client base of contractors, insurers and other insurance professionals. Her work includes disputes concerning allegedly defective cladding.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Catherine is able to grasp complex issues quickly and get to the nub of the dispute.
Construction: Professional NegligenceUK Bar
She's fantastic, legally strong and also great with clients.
Construction: Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Catherine Piercy is excellent and very easy to deal with.
Construction: Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Catherine Piercy's advocacy is very strong and she is excellent in all respects.
Property DamageUK Bar
Catherine is all over the detail, concise, great on her feet, and commercial. It is an absolute pleasure to work with her, and I feel in very safe hands with her.
Property DamageUK Bar
Catherine is excellent and very easy to deal with. She is very into the detail and focused.
Property DamageUK Bar