Diana Youssif-Hay
Associate - Kaiwawao

LLB (Hons) / BA (UC) Certificate of Journalism and Communication (Distinction Cum Laude) (Sciences Po)

Contact
dyh@lcc.co.nz
+64 27 291 6504

Diana has a strong background in civil and commercial litigation, having advised on complex commercial, insurance, construction and public law disputes.  

Diana began her career in a large law firm in Wellington, after which she spent a few years working in a Christchurch law firm.  There, she dealt with issues arising out of the Canterbury earthquakes, including construction, defective work, insurance, contractual and negligence disputes, as well as lability under the Building Act 2004, often in a multi-party context, in the High Court, District Court, Building Disputes Tribunal, Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal and private arbitrations and mediations.  She has undertaken a secondment at Home Construction. 

Before joining LCC, Diana spent some time in London where she worked in a corporate international law firm.  Her highlights include acting for a Japanese contractor in an Arbitration arising out of an infrastructure project in Myanmar and a Luxembourg-based funder of a hotel in London in relation to defective design and workmanship issues.  Diana was recognised as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Rankings 2025.