Bird & Bird LLP

Dispute Resolution

Lucas heads the Dispute Resolution Group for the Middle East and is based in our Dubai office.

He specialises in complex financial, fraud and tech cases from a broad range of sectors and jurisdictions.

He has advised on matters throughout the Middle East for over ten years and has extensive experience advising on disputes in a wide range of sectors, including telecommunications, banking, insolvency, aviation, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, as well as general commercial disputes.

His practice is inherently international in nature, and he's worked on cases from a wide variety of jurisdictions outside of the Middle East, including the United Kingdom, New York, Uganda, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Italy and Switzerland.

He has advised on cases proceeding under the Civil Procedure Rules of the English Court, DIFC, ICC, LCIA, GCC Commercial Centre and DIAC arbitrations as well as arbitrations proceeding under the 1996 Arbitration Act and the Oman Arbitration Act.

He has also handled cases before tribunals in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of England and Wales; the Bahrain Centre for Dispute Resolution, the SAMA Committee, Board of Grievances and Committee for the Resolution of Securities Disputes in Saudi Arabia and the Commercial Court in Mauritius. His work has included obtaining freezing injunctions, pre-action and specific disclosure orders, Norwich Pharmacal orders, search orders, as well as preparing cases and pleadings for foreign proceedings.

Lucas has developed a deep knowledge of a wide range of dispute resolution procedures both in the Middle East and internationally and his clients recommend him for his creative and thoughtful approach to resolving their disputes. He always works with them to find sensible, cost efficient strategies to obtain the results they require.

English

Solicitors Regulation Authority (England and Wales) - 2004 Dubai Legal Affairs Department - 2013

As well as being a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, Lucas is also admitted to practise in the United Arab Emirates, meaning he is qualified to advise on matters of UAE law.

The College of Law London, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice; Postgraduate Diploma in Law University College London, BA