Due to Lucas’ extensive experience in representing senior executives, he is very well placed in advising employees and employers in contractual disputes. For example, whilst at Farore Law, Lucas regularly advised senior executives on LTIP schemes, discretionary bonuses, share options and carried interest. Lucas regularly advised individuals in relation to clawbacks and good leaver/bad leaver provisions.

Lucas had also in the past done advisory work relating to the enforceability of restrictive covenants and had on multiple occasions successfully negotiated the waiver of certain non-compete or non-solicitation clauses as part of settlement agreements for senior executives.

Lucas was also a visiting lecturer at King’s College London, where he taught company law for LLB students for an academic term in 2023. Lucas has a particular interest in director/fiduciary duties, unfair prejudice, partnership law, derivative claims and economic torts.

Lucas welcomes instructions regarding contractual disputes, data protection, professional negligence, business protection/restrictive covenants, partnership law, company/insolvency law and civil fraud.

Due to Lucas’ background as a specialist employment barrister, he also welcomes instructions in wrongful dismissal claims and discrimination in the provision of goods, services and education in the County Court and in the High Court.

Highlights include:

• Advising a judgment creditor in enforcing an Employment Tribunal award against a Sovereign State in the High Court. This required advising the judgment creditor on issues such as state immunity, diplomatic immunity and immunity from seizure of cultural objects.

• Defending a homeowner in a construction dispute with a builder, including bringing a counterclaim in breach of contract, negligence and the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

• Successfully resisted an application to set aside a Tomlin Order in the County Court and secured indemnity costs, resulting in the court awarding approximately 70% of the client’s legal costs.

• Represented a debtor in a bankruptcy petition. Secured an adjournment to enable the debtor to reach an agreement with the creditor without the need for the creditor proceeding with the bankruptcy petition.

• Drafted pleadings for a primary school in a direct race and religion discrimination claim in the County Court.