Luke Pardey

Luke’s recent experience includes advising:

• One of the largest fraud claims currently before the Commercial Court (USD4bn).
• A global telecoms company on a suite of contractual disputes (USD500m), and acting in a corresponding LCIA arbitration.
• A major broadcaster on multiple high-stakes mandates.
• The prominent challenge to the Caffe Nero CVA.
• Multiple broadcasters, rights holders, distributors and governing bodies on COVID-19-related issues.
• A telecoms infrastructure business in a USD120m LCIA arbitration.
• Creditors of a global commodities business affected by a USD1bn fraud.

Other experience includes:

• A lender in its dispute with a facility agent, alongside an LCIA arbitration.
• A leading IT services supplier on a GBP300m dispute with a UK mobile operator relating to the transformation of legacy IT infrastructure.
• A global software company in disputes arising out of contracts for the provision of software/platforms as a service.
• Lotus Cars in a series of large-scale commercial disputes before the High Court.
• Essar entities in the high-profile global enforcement dispute with ArcelorMittal concerning an arbitral award for USD1.3bn.
• The joint liquidators of Bilta (UK) Ltd and other companies investigating MTIC fraud in the trading of environmental commodities.
• News International in relation to the civil phone hacking litigation.
• Lionel Messi in Commercial Court proceedings for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment concerning the exploitation of his image rights.