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Member of the Law Society

Professional recognition

Chambers & Partners UK 2013: Key individual in commodities, David Lucas 'has a massive amount of experience and is able to condense and explain complicated things rather quickly'.
Legal 500 UK 2012: Recommended for commodities: physicals, David Lucas is a 'leading commodities lawyer; his knowledge is unsurpassed, and he is highly regarded by the Bar'.

Reported cases

Bremer Handelsgesellschaft MBH v Vanden Avenne Izegem PVBA (HL) [1978] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 109
SIAT Di Dal Ferro v Tradax Overseas SA (The 'Montone') (CA) [1980] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 53
Montedison SpA v Icroma SpA (The 'Caspian Sea') (Commercial Court) [1980] 1 WLR 48; [1979] 3 All ER 378; [1980] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 91
Satef-Huttenes Albertus SpA v Paloma Tercera Shipping Co SA (The 'Pegase') (Commercial Court) [1981] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 175
Lakeport Navigation Company Panama SA v Anonima Petroli Italiana SpA (The 'Olympic Brilliance') (CA) [1982] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 205
Afovos Shipping Co SA v Pagnan and F.Lli (The 'Afovos') (HL) [1983] 1 WLR 195; [1983] 1 All ER 449; [1983] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 335
Cargill Inc v Marpro Ltd (The 'Aegis Progress') (Commercial Court) [1983] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 570
Excomm Ltd v Guan Guan Shipping (Pte) Ltd (The 'Golden Bear') (Commercial Court) [1987] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 330; [1987] FTLR 61
Eurico SpA v Philipp Brothers (The 'Epaphus') (CA) [1987] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 215
Cargill UK Ltd v Continental UK Ltd (CA) [1989] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 290
Novorossisk Shipping Co v Neopetro Co Ltd (The 'Ulyanovsk') (Commercial Court ) [1990] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 425
Banque Paribas v Cargill International SA (CA) [1992] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 19
Niobe Maritime Corporation v Tradax Ocean Transportation SA (The 'Niobe') (HL) [1995] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 579; [1995] CLC 371
Cargill International SA and another v Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation CA [1998] 1 WLR 461; [1998] CLC 399
Czarnikow-Rionda Sugar Trading Inc v Standard Bank London Ltd & ors (Commercial Court ) [1999] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 187; [1999] CLC 1148
Transpacific Discovery SA v Cargill International SA (The 'Elpa') (Commercial Court) [2001] 2 Lloyd’s 596; [2001] CLC 1252
Fleming & Wendeln GmbH & Co v Sanofi SA/AG (QBD) [2003] EWHC 561 (Comm); [2003] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 473; [2003] 2 CLC 774
Cereal Investments Co (CIC) v ED & F Man Sugar Ltd [2007] EWHC 2843 (Comm) [2008] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 355

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German - basic
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David Lucas

Partner

Upon the merger with Middleton Potts on 1 July 2009, David was appointed partner and head of the firm’s commodity group.

David was a founding partner of Middleton Potts and had been its senior partner since 2001.

For the first few years after qualifying, David worked in a broad range of areas for commercial clients. However, for many years he has focused principally on his current specialities of commodities and trade finance, shipping and international trade.

He has developed a wide client base, including commodity trading houses, bankers engaged in trade finance, insurers and shipowners and operators throughout the world.

In addition, David regularly advises arbitrators appointed to determine disputes conducted under the auspices of a number of the major trade associations.

David has for many years been a member of the Commercial Court Users’ Committee.

david.lucas@hilldickinson.com
T +44 (0)20 7280 9208
M +44 (0)7977 431 848
F +44 (0)20 7283 1144

Office

London

Practice areas and sectors

Marine, trade and energy

Work specialisms

commodities
international trade
shipping
shipping "dry"
cargo
cargo insurance
sale of goods (international)
cross border disputes
documentary credits

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