Lucinda has a broad commercial disputes practice with substantial experience of complex, high-value cross-border litigation and long trials. She has acted for many high net worth individuals and large institutions, in some of the most consequential trials to come before the English Courts in recent years. Lucinda is recognised by Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in Commercial Litigation: Premium, by Chambers and Partners as “Up and Coming” in Fraud: Civil, and is recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Leading Global Fraud and Asset Recovery Lawyer. She is described in the legal directories as “an outstanding professional”; “a class act” and “smart and hugely efficient”.
Lucinda has been at the cutting edge of innovations for trial settings over the last decade – having managed the first trial with an integrated electronic trial bundle system in 2011, and also the first fully remote 12-week trial with simultaneous interpretation in 2020. Lucinda has particular expertise in disclosure-heavy cases in foreign languages and likes developing and delivering technical solutions and harnessing technology to ease the cost burden for her clients.
Lucinda has also developed an interest and specialisation in Letters of Request, principally from the US Courts. She regularly acts as the Privy Council Agent in appeals from offshore jurisdictions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Lucinda also has experience of mediation, as well as a range of other dispute resolution mechanisms, and familiarity with regulatory investigations. Through a number of pro bono matters in which she has acted, she also has judicial review experience.
Lucinda graduated from Oxford University, following undergraduate and Masters of Studies degrees, and undertook her pupillage at Quadrant Chambers. Since qualification, she has practised at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP. She joined Enyo Law in 2014.
Lucinda holds a number of leadership roles within the legal profession, and sits on the Management Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales, and previously sat on the Management Committee on her Inn of Court, where she is a Bencher. Lucinda has also been appointed by the Lord Chancellor as an Examiner of the Court pursuant to CPR 34.15, and by the Culture Secretary to the Treasure Valuation Committee, to advise on the fair market value of declared Treasure finds from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
As a practising barrister, Lucinda has full rights of audience in all higher courts in England and Wales and has the right to conduct litigation.
Representative cases:
- The Libyan Investment Authority -v- Credit Suisse International https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Comm/2021/2684.html
- Pearson (in capacity as Additional Liquidator of Herald Fund SPC (in Official Liquidation) -v- Primeo Fund (in Official Liquidation) [2020] UKPC 3
- The Libyan Investment Authority -v- JP Morgan & Ors [2019] EWHC 1452 (Comm)
- Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited -v- Nordsee Offshore MEG I GmbH [2019] EWHC 1655 (Comm)
- The Libyan Investment Authority -v- Société Générale S.A. & Ors [2016] EWHC 2773 (Comm); [2016] EWHC 375 (Comm); [2015] EWHC 1720 (QB); [2015] EWHC 550 (QB)
- Marwan -v- Sawiris & Ors [2010] EWHC 89 (Comm)
- Acting for entrepreneur and founder in Boardroom dispute
- Acting for a State in an Investor State Arbitration
- Acting for an investor in a film financing matter
- Acting for airline in banking dispute
- Acting in a mining magnate dispute
- Acting in a GBP200 million+ hotel insolvency
- PJSC Tatneft -v- Bogolyubov & Ors [2020] EWHC 3225 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 3250 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 2437 (Comm)
- The Libyan Investment Authority -v- Goldman Sachs International [2016] EWHC 2530 (Ch); [2014] EWHC 3364 (Ch)
- Acting in an LCIA Arbitration involving an unfair prejudice dispute
- Acting for set of companies in high-net-worth family Will and Probate dispute
- Acting for entrepreneur and founder in Boardroom dispute
- Acting for a State in an Investor State Arbitration
- Acting for an investor in a film financing matter
- Acting for airline in banking dispute
- Acting in a mining magnate dispute
- Acting in a GBP200 milllion+ hotel insolvency
- Acting in a Middle Eastern family trusts’ dispute
- Multi-centred OFAC investigation
- Defending Freezing Injunction on assets in US and Republic of Georgia
Testimonials
Chambers and Partners, 2024
“very analytical and intellectually very strong. She is regarded as a very smart and bright lawyer”
“Lucinda’s client service and general level of services, level of sophistication and commercial vision are very strong. We couldn’t ask more of Lucinda”
Legal 500, 2024
"Lucinda Orr - a star partner with a phenomenal work output and amazing skill at managing sophisticated litigation and clients."
"a star partner who is fantastic at managing complex litigation, and an incredible hard worker."
Legal 500 2023
“an outstanding professional”
Legal 500 2022
“a class act, who knows everyone in the Court system and can keep even the most complex cases on the road”
Legal 500 2022
“Smart and hugely efficient – perfect for big-ticket commercial litigation – and her background as a barrister gives her a real insight into how Judges think”
Legal 500 2022, 2023, 2024
Ranked as “Next Generation” Partner
Who’s Who Legal 2022, 2023, 2024
Recommended as a Global Leader in Asset Recovery
Chambers and Partners 2024
Ranked as “Up and Coming” Partner
