About Luke
Luke is a Senior Associate in HFW’s Commodities team based in Dubai. He specialises in commercial dispute resolution with a particular focus on commodities, international trade, shipping, and offshore matters.
Luke advises and represents clients across the commodities, shipping and offshore sectors, including commodities traders, vessel owners and charterers, shipyards, offshore contractors, insurers, banks and other market participants.
His commodities practice covers disputes and advisory work arising across a broad range of physical commodity markets, including oil and petroleum products, metals, grains and other agricultural commodities, fertilisers and coal. Luke has extensive experience advising on disputes arising out of commodity sale and purchase contracts, including issues concerning contractual performance, non-delivery and non-acceptance, quality and specification, payment, termination and contractual remedies.
Luke’s shipping practice encompasses disputes arising under charterparties, bills of lading and other contracts of carriage, acting for owners, charterers, insurers and other parties involved in the carriage and trading of goods by sea.
Luke also has experience in shipbuilding and offshore construction disputes, including matters concerning the construction, operation and deployment of vessels and offshore assets, and acts for clients involved in complex offshore and marine projects.
Luke regularly represents clients in international arbitration, including arbitrations seated in London, Dubai, Singapore and elsewhere across the GCC and internationally. His practice also encompasses litigation before the English High Court and the UAE courts, and he regularly advises on dispute strategy, interim and protective measures, enforcement and related cross-border issues.
In addition to contentious work, Luke assists clients with the drafting and negotiation of charterparties, commodity sale contracts and other commercial agreements.
Luke is qualified in England and Wales and advises on matters involving English and UAE law.
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