Lucy Ginsberg

Crime

Lucy has a broad crime practice, with a particular interest in Serious Violence and Sexual Offences work.

Featured cases

• General Crime
• R v C – Led by Michael Goodwin KC. Instructed to represent a defendant charged with murder following a stabbing in East London.
• R v P and Others – Led by Stephen Rose. Multi-handed conspiracy to burgle and possession of an imitation firearm.
• R v J – Led by Stephen Rose. Successful defence of a defendant charged with causing an explosion likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property. The allegation involved the construction and delivery of an improvised explosive device.
• R v S and others – A four-handed drug supply case. Advice on the charges was provided, leading to all defendants ultimately pleading guilty at various stages.
• R v N – This case involved threats to kill and assault, which required legal argument seeking to exclude the defendant’s interview after they were interviewed with notable injuries and without an appropriate adult.
• R v S – This case involved a defendant with significant mental health difficulties who was made subject to a hospital order following repeated breaches of a non-molestation order.
• R v T and F – This case involved ABH following an assault with a pair of pliers. The second defendant washed away blood from the scene and disposed of the weapon.
• R v L – This case involved accusations of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, following a three-vehicle collision which left one driver with life changing injuries.
• R v S and another – A string of serious robberies in the South East resulting in sentences of over 20 years’ imprisonment.
• R v Z and S – This was a two-handed case involving multiple firearms and drugs offences.
• R v H – This case involved a domestic incident during which the defendant broke the complainant’s back.
• R v W – Instructed as defence counsel for a close protection security guard accused of stalking by fitting trackers to cars and installing cameras. Police found a stun gun during a search of the defendant’s property. In relation to the latter, successful arguments that “exceptional circumstances” applied were presented, meaning that the mandatory minimum sentence of five years was avoided.
• R v C – This case involved an assault outside a public house in Essex during which part of the complainant’s nose was bitten off.
• R v H – This case involved an arson in circumstances where the defendant had set fire to a previous employer’s premises after losing his job, causing substantial damage and financial loss.
• R v L – This case involved an armed robbery with a meat cleaver.
• R v P and others – Instructed as led junior in a multi-handed conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Sexual Offences

Lucy has experience prosecuting and defending cases involving Sexual Offences and has developed a strong interest in this area.

Featured cases

• R v N – Instructed as led junior defending multiple counts of rape and sexual assault.
• R v M – Instructed as prosecution counsel in case of sending an electronic communication of an indecent nature.
• R v E – Instructed as prosecution counsel of a prisoner alleged to have sexually assaulted a prison guard.
• R v S – Instructed as defence counsel in case of sexual assault and being drunk on an aircraft.
• R v D – Instructed as defence counsel for a young defendant charged with multiple child sexual offences including sexual touching and grooming.

Business Crime & Fraud

Lucy has developed her practice in cases involving fraud and business crime, particularly in the context of large-scale Reviews.

Featured cases

• R v S – Instructed as defence counsel for a carer alleged to have stolen significant sums of money from a client.
• R v K and others – Instructed as led junior for the second defendant in a large-scale fraudulent evasion of duty.
• R v S – Instructed as defence counsel for a defendant accused of a ‘social media fraud’ involving various sites and multiple complainants in the UK and abroad.
• R v R – Instructed as defence counsel for a defendant alleged to have defrauded an elderly friend to the value of £50,000 following a bereavement.
• R v F – The high profile prosecution of an ‘eBay fraud’ where the defendant listed and sold items which were never sent to the buyer.
• R v C – Instructed as defence counsel in a ‘Right to Buy fraud’ where the defendant was alleged to have continued the right to buy process following the death of a family member.

Education

• LLB Law: First Class Honours
• Bar Professional Training Course: Outstanding
• South Eastern Circuit Advanced International Advocacy Course, Keble College, Oxford

Awards

• Criminal Bar Association Bursary, joint first-prize (2018)
• Criminal Bar Association Bursary (2014)
• Pupillage Award, Lincoln’s Inn (2013)
• Bursary, Lincoln’s Inn (2013)
• Buchanan Prize for Outstanding Grade, Lincoln’s Inn (2013)
• Helen Grindrod Bursary, Lincoln’s Inn (2012)
• Hardwicke Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn  (2012)

Professional appointments

• CPS Advocates Panel (Grade 3)

Memberships

• Lincoln’s Inn
• CBA
• South Eastern Circuit

Other expertise

• Business Crime & Fraud
• Inquests & Inquiries

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