Practice Areas
Lucas’s practice covers a wide array of large-scale and complex commercial and international law work, drawing especially on his expertise in international arbitration (commercial and investment), public international law, and commercial litigation relating thereto. He has acted in matters before all levels of English courts. He is regularly engaged in proceedings relating to questions of sovereign immunity, including in the context of enforcement of arbitration awards against foreign sovereigns, and in proceedings relating to the enforcement of awards not involving sovereigns and orders in relation to ongoing foreign proceedings and arbitrations. He has also acted in proceedings before the commercial and administrative courts dealing with discrete issues of international law. He has acted in several dozen investment arbitrations, and a similar number of commercial arbitrations, across a wide variety of arbitral rules and applicable laws.
Lucas has been described as “highly impressive in action, he is excellent with clients and a formidable advocate”, “a go-to barrister for complex quantum cases”, “extremely smart, commercially-minded and very good at explaining complex situations in a simple way”, and “simply superb, with vast experience in the field of arbitration; with a brilliant mind, and commercially astute”. He has been marked out for his advocacy as well, with clients and peers noting he is “great on his feet and brutal in cross-examination”, “a superb advocate” and “a top cross-examiner”. Before taking silk, Lucas was routinely a Band 1 junior in the legal directories, and the Legal 500 International Arbitration Junior of the Year.
