Lucy Stewart-Gould
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth
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About
Provided by Lucy Stewart-Gould
Practice Areas
Lucy specialises in complex matrimonial finance disputes, with particular experience in multi-jurisdictional litigation and cases involving trust and business assets. Chambers & Partners HNW described her as “unparalleled for someone of her generation.”
Lucy acts for a broad range of high-profile individuals and their spouses and partners. Lucy’s focus is on multi-jurisdictional financial disputes; she also has particular experience in disputes involving assets held in trust. Legal 500 has recognised Lucy’s ‘”encyclopaedic knowledge” of complex matrimonial finances involving trust assets.’
Due to the nature of her clients and the complex litigation in which they are involved, many of Lucy’s cases have involved issues arising at the intersection of family and media law. Her cases regularly involve complex business structures and valuation issues; Lucy also works on cases involving significant art collections.
Having practised for two years in Hong Kong, Lucy has considerable international experience. Lucy is regularly instructed in the preparation of nuptial agreements and, as a French speaker, has particular experience in preparing agreements in conjunction with French lawyers as well as across other jurisdictions.
Career
Lucy graduated from University College London in 2007 and trained and qualified (2011) at Withers in London, subsequently working in the firm’s Hong Kong office. She joined Stewarts in January 2014 and made partner in 2021.
Professional Memberships
Lucy is a member of Resolution and for a number of years sat on the London Resolution Committee and Resolution’s Regional Liaison Committee as the London representative.
Publications
Lucy regularly speaks and writes articles on family law matters including The Times Radio, the FT and Stylist magazine amongst others. She was recently featured in Spear’s’ ‘leading family lawyers on the future of HNW divorce’.
A selection of Lucy’s articles include:
Family court makes interim order despite financial remedy proceedings being stayed
How will divorce valuations be affected by Covid-19?
Lucy has presented to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers on protecting personal injury awards from family law claims.
Personal
Having originally trained as a dancer, outside of the office Lucy tries to make it to Sadlers Wells as much as her young daughter allows. She can otherwise be found at the Tate or the RA (daughter in tow), or doing something energetic in east London or up a hill in Scotland.
Chambers Review
UK
Lucy Stewart-Gould is regularly instructed by affluent clients to handle complex matrimonial finance matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"With her naturally competitive instincts and lateral thinking, Lucy fights her client's corner hard, whether in negotiation or litigation."
"Lucy has a brain the size of a planet. She is a tough litigator, and because she has that brain, she remembers everything in the case and brings that perspective to litigation that others might miss."
"Lucy has a great balance between legal knowledge and experience, and basic common sense."
"With her naturally competitive instincts and lateral thinking, Lucy fights her client's corner hard, whether in negotiation or litigation."
"Lucy has a brain the size of a planet. She is a tough litigator, and because she has that brain, she remembers everything in the case and brings that perspective to litigation that others might miss."
"Lucy has a great balance between legal knowledge and experience, and basic common sense."