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Luke Pardey

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Luke Pardey

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English
Commercial Disputes

Luke Pardey is a specialist commercial litigator.  Based in London, he has almost two decades of experience advising clients on their most complex and high-stakes mandates.  He is recognised as a “name to note” (Legal 500 2020) and described by his loyal client base as simply “fantastic” (Legal 500 2021).

Luke advises on all aspects of complex commercial dispute resolution.  He is highly regarded for his work on contractual disputes, M&A and corporate disputes, fraud and asset tracing exercises, banking litigation and contentious insolvency matters.  He has acted on some of the most significant cases going through the courts in recent years.

Luke has extensive experience advising clients in, and with disputes touching on, the TMT sector.  He is recognised in the market as “particularly strong for TMT disputes” (Legal 500 2021). 

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"Fantastic"

Legal 500, 2021

"A "name to note"."

Legal 500, 2020

"An "experienced partner"."

Legal 500, 2021

"A "key partner"."

Legal 500, 2020

"Fantastic"

Legal 500, 2021

"A "name to note"."

Legal 500, 2020

"An "experienced partner"."

Legal 500, 2021

"A "key partner"."

Legal 500, 2020

Relevant experience

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.
     
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Memberships & Roles

  • Commercial Litigation Forum.
  • London Solicitors Litigation Association.
  • Society for Computers and Law.
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Education

  • 2011 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
  • 2005 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
  • 2005 – Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court and Federal Court of Australia.
  • 2005 – Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice, University of Technology, Sydney.
  • 2005 – Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), First Class Honours (1:1), University of Technology, Sydney.
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TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Luke Pardey is a specialist TMT commercial litigator.  Based in London, he has almost two decades of experience advising clients on their most complex and high-stakes mandates.  He is a trusted advisor to many household names, from major broadcasters, content producers and distributors, to global telecoms businesses and tech companies.

Luke is recognised as a “name to note” (Legal 500 2020) and described by his loyal client base as simply “fantastic”, “particularly strong for TMT disputes” (Legal 500 2021).

Luke advises TMT clients on all aspects of complex commercial dispute resolution, as well as clients from other sectors on TMT‑centric disputes.

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"Fantastic"

Legal 500, 2021

"A "name to note"."

Legal 500, 2020

"Particularly strong for TMT disputes."

Legal 500, 2021

"An "experienced partner"."

Legal 500, 2021

"A "key partner"."

Legal 500, 2020

"Fantastic"

Legal 500, 2021

"A "name to note"."

Legal 500, 2020

"Particularly strong for TMT disputes."

Legal 500, 2021

"An "experienced partner"."

Legal 500, 2021

"A "key partner"."

Legal 500, 2020

Relevant experience

Luke’s recent experience includes advising:

  • 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.
  • Multiple broadcasters, rights holders, distributors and governing bodies on COVID-19-related issues.
  • A telecoms infrastructure business in a USD120m 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.
  • 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.

Other experience includes:

  • One of the largest fraud claims currently before the Commercial Court (USD4bn).
  • The prominent challenge to the Caffe Nero CVA.
  • Creditors of a global commodities business affected by a USD1bn fraud.
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Education

  • 2011 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
  • 2005 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
  • 2005 – Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court and Federal Court of Australia.
  • 2005 – Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice, University of Technology, Sydney.
  • 2005 – Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), First Class Honours (1:1), University of Technology, Sydney.
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International Arbitration

Luke is a highly regarded arbitration practitioner.  Based in London, he has almost two decades of experience advising clients on their most complex and high-stakes mandates. 

Luke has acted for clients in disputes under most of the major institutional rules and across various jurisdictions, including on the issue of award enforcement (both for claimants and respondents).  He is recognised in the directories as an “experienced partner” in the field (Legal 500 2021) and is known for combining analytical skill with a strategic and commercial approach to resolving complex disputes.  For commercial disputes work he is recognised as a “name to note” (Legal 500 2020) and described by his loyal client base as simply “fantastic” (Legal 500 2021). 

Luke advises on all aspects of complex commercial dispute resolution.  He has particular expertise in the TMT, energy, banking and finance sectors.
 

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"Fantastic"

Legal 500, 2021

"A "name to note"."

Legal 500, 2020

"An "experienced partner"."

Legal 500, 2021

"A "key partner"."

Legal 500, 2020

"Fantastic"

Legal 500, 2021

"A "name to note"."

Legal 500, 2020

"An "experienced partner"."

Legal 500, 2021

"A "key partner"."

Legal 500, 2020

Relevant experience

Luke’s recent experience includes advising:

  • A global telecoms company on a suite of contractual disputes (USD500m), and acting in a corresponding LCIA arbitration.
  • A telecoms infrastructure business in a USD120m LCIA arbitration.
  • A trade-finance bank in an ad hoc arbitration concerning the provision of a facility to a nuclear power business.
  • Essar entities in the high-profile global enforcement dispute with ArcelorMittal concerning an arbitral award for USD1.3bn.
  • A broadcaster on a prospective arbitration with a UAE-based channel licensee.

Other experience includes:

  • One of the largest fraud claims currently before the Commercial Court (USD4bn).
  • 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.
  • Creditors of a global commodities business affected by a USD1bn fraud.
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Education

  • 2011 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
  • 2005 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
  • 2005 – Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court and Federal Court of Australia.
  • 2005 – Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice, University of Technology, Sydney.
  • 2005 – Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), First Class Honours (1:1), University of Technology, Sydney.
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