JUNIOR PROFILE
Sandra Healy

Sandra Healy

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Sandra is a “reliable and responsive” barrister who has a broad commercial practice with particular focus on insurance and reinsurance, shipping, international trade, energy and international arbitration. Sandra regularly appears as an advocate in Court and in international arbitrations. Sandra has experience acting as sole advocate, with leading counsel and as part of larger legal teams. Recent work includes Covid-19 business interruption insurance disputes, aviation insurance disputes, and a range of charterparty and sale of goods disputes. Many of Sandra’s cases involve jurisdiction issues and interim relief. She particularly enjoys working on these cases and has been instructed to appear in a number of jurisdiction challenge, anti-suit injunction and freezing injunction hearings.

She also accepts appointments to act as an arbitrator. She has acted as an arbitrator appointed by the LCIA Court and in ad hoc arbitrations.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Shipping & Commodities - London (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Sandra Healy is a strong junior regularly instructed in shipping and commodities matters in litigation and arbitration. She has marked ability in charter party and cargo claim disputes, and has expertise in interim relief and jurisdiction matters.

Energy & Natural Resources - London (Bar)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sandra Healy is a strong commercial junior who handles a broad array of energy issues including upstream and downstream work. Her experience includes geopolitically sensitive international arbitration cases concerning oil and gas exploration and development rights. She has noted strength in cases which involve shipping, insurance and offshore issues.

Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Sandra Healy acts for both insurers and reinsurers in complex disputes arising from claims made on business interruption, all-risks and war risks policies. She is noted for her adroit handling of matters arising in the shipping sector and is often instructed to tackle high-value litigation concerning marine policies.

Strengths

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  • Sandra is superb on the detail and at providing easy-to-follow, user-friendly advice.

    Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
  • Sandra will always give 100% for her clients and to secure the best outcome.

    Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
  • Sandra is very hard-working, knowledgeable and her advocacy (written and oral) is of a high standard.

    Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
  • Sandra is very effective and knowledgeable.

    InsuranceUK Bar
  • A very capable senior junior.

    InsuranceUK Bar

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