Catherine Piercy wins Construction Junior of the Year 2019 at the Chambers Bar Awards

Hardwicke is delighted to announce that Catherine Piercy won Construction Junior of the Year at the 2019 Chambers Bar Awards.

The aim of the Chambers Bar Awards is to recognise, reward and celebrate pre–eminence in key practice areas.  Catherine’s award is based on Chambers UK’s research for the 2020 edition of Chambers Bar and reflects the strength of Catherine’s practice, her achievements over the past 12 months and the fact that, as her clients will already know, she produces outstanding work and has a client service which is second to none.

Catherine is a successful commercial and insurance specialist with a particular focus on construction and engineering disputes, property damage and professional liability. She has a busy court and adjudication practice, acting for insurers, contractors, employers, construction professionals and insolvency practitioners.  Catherine has an incredible rate of retention of clients, which shows that not only is she committed to fighting her client’s case to ensure a positive outcome, but that she is personable and works well as part of the team.

Catherine is “innovative and commercially minded” and has a client focused and commercial approach to resolving disputes, giving “good, practical advice”. She effectively manages the legal, expert and client teams to achieve the most favourable outcome for her clients.  She is described by her clients as “exceptional” and “phenomenally hardworking”.  Chambers UK describes her as having a “great strategic mind” and “proactive, brilliant with clients and gives no-nonsense advice.”