Lucy Keane

I am an experienced commercial barrister with a practice encompassing high-value disputes across the fields of crypto-assets, insolvency, fraud, shipping, gaming, financial sanctions, and international arbitration. I am frequently instructed in matters involving complex cross-border issues and urgent injunctive relief.

My work commonly involves multi-jurisdictional elements, emergency applications, and interactions between court proceedings, arbitration, and regulatory regimes. I regularly appear in the Gibraltar Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, English Courts and in international arbitrations under major institutional rules (including LCIA and ICC).

I have expertise in disputes involving digital assets and blockchain platforms, shareholder and investment disputes, contested insolvency processes, and fraud claims arising from corporate insolvency. My instructions frequently involve issues of professional duties, directors’ liabilities, and the interaction of domestic and international sanctions regimes.

I also have extensive experience in maritime and offshore disputes, including claims involving vessel arrests, maritime liens, priority rankings, and LMAA arbitrations. Within the regulated sector, I advise on commercial, licensing, and compliance issues for clients in the technology, pharmaceutical, and gaming industries.

Areas of Expertise

• Cryptocurrency and digital asset disputes
• Cross-border commercial litigation
• Urgent injunctions (WFOs, ASIs, trust preservation orders)
• Insolvency and restructuring litigation
• Fraud and asset recovery
• Shipping and admiralty
• International arbitration (LCIA, ICC, LMAA)
• Gaming and technology disputes
• Financial sanctions
• Regulatory matters (healthcare, IP, professional discipline)