Catherine Piercy

Barrister information

Practice Areas

Catherine 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’s core practice is in construction and engineering disputes. She regularly acts in cases concerning defective works, payment disputes, final account disputes and prolongation claims as well as professional negligence claims made by and against construction professionals. As a result of her reputation and excellent understanding of technical issues in construction claims, Catherine is regularly instructed in relation to property damage disputes.

Catherine excels at understanding and analysing the technical aspects of such claims, in order to provide an appropriate strategy designed to achieve the best outcome for her clients. 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 has an incredible rate of retention of clients, which shows that not only is she committed to fighting her client’s case to ensure a positive outcome, but that she is personable and works well as part of the team.

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

Publications

Contributor to Construction All Risks Insurance