Luke Pearce

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Luke joined 20 Essex Street in March 2010 upon completion of pupillage. He is developing a broad commercial practice across all areas of Chambers' work.

During pupillage Luke acquired experience across the full spectrum of commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on banking (including derivatives and cases arising out of the ISDA Master Agreement), shipping (including disputes under charterparties, COAs, bills of lading, ship sale and shipbuilding contracts), commodities/sale of goods and insurance/reinsurance.

Before coming to the Bar, Luke was a lecturer in Law at Worcester College, Oxford, where he taught Contract law and Roman law.  

Specialisations: 

  • General Commercial
  • Banking
  • Commodities (International Sale of Goods)
  • Shipping
  • Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Civil Fraud
  • Professional Negligence
  • Arbitration
  • Private International Law

Education and Career: 

BA (Law), Worcester College, Oxford (Double First, ranked second in University)

BCL, Worcester College, Oxford (Distinction)

BVC, Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent)

 Lord Mansfield Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn (2006)

Bruce Reynolds Prize for the best performance in the BCL, Worcester College, Oxford (2006)

Hardwicke Entrance Award, Lincoln's Inn (2005)

Martin Wronker Prize (Proxime Accessit), Oxford University (2005)

Henriques Prize, Worcester College, Oxford (2005)

Simmons and Simmons Scholarship, Worcester College, Oxford (2002)

Publications: 

"Rescission, Restitutio in Integrum and Termination Agreements" (2008) RLR 124

"Foakes v Beer and Promissory Estoppel: a Step Too Far" (2008) KLJ 630

Appointments and Society Memberships: 

COMBAR

Lectures and Teaching: 

Lecturer in Law, Worcester College, Oxford (2006-2008)

Lecturer in Contract Law, Kings College London (2007-2008)

 

 

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