Paul Luckhurst

Acting for Amazon in its application for annulment concerning its designation as a Very Large Online Platform under the EU's Digital Services Act (assisting Robert Spano of Gibson Dunn).

Acting for Nexans in proposed collective proceedings arising from the Commission's finding of an infringement in Case AT.39610 Power Cables (led by Tony Singla KC).

Acting for Lundbeck in a follow on damages claim arising from patent dispute settlement agreements concerning pharmaceutical products, which were found by the European Commission to breach Article 101 TFEU.

Acting for the defendant in a claim concerning alleged damage caused by a cartel in the high voltage power cables sector (led by Tony Singla KC).   

Acting for the class representative Mr Merricks in collective proceedings seeking damages for consumers arising from interchange fees charged by the defendants (led by Marie Demetriou KC).

Acted for Motorola in its challenge to the CMA's decision to make a market reference under section 131 of the Enterprise Act 2002 in respect of the Airwave network used by the emergency services for secure communications (led by Brian Kennelly QC). 

Acting for the defendants in a competition damages claim regarding alleged breach of Brazilian competition law in respect of orange juice production (led by Brian Kennelly QC). 

Acting for UBS in collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal arising out of European Commission decisions concerning conduct in FX markets (led by Brian Kennelly KC).

Acting for UBS in its defence of this claim on behalf of 39 US banks for alleged breach of Article 101 TFEU, arising out of the alleged suppression of USD LIBOR (led by Brian Kennelly QC). 

Acted for UBS in this damages claim against six banks arising out of alleged breach of competition law in relation to FX benchmark rates and bid/ask spreads (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for Ecolab in its challenge to a CMA merger decision before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for the Secretary of State in a judicial review concerning an alleged failure to implement the Motor Insurance Directive (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Appeared before the CJEU as sole advocate for the United Kingdom in its intervention in infraction proceedings against the Netherlands in which the Commission sought to establish the liability of the Member State for losses caused by the actions of the customs authorities of its overseas territory.

Appeared as sole advocate for the UK in infraction proceedings before the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice concerning losses alleged to have been caused by the customs authorities of Anguilla, a British overseas territory.

Acted for Natural England in this case concerning the Wild Birds Directive.

Acted for Natural England in this case concerning the Habitats Regulations.

Acted for the respondent in relation to a claim concerning airport charges in an EU Member State and a counterclaim for alleged abuse of dominance contrary to Article 102 TFEU (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for DEFRA and HMRC in this case concerning the lawfulness of the EU Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Association Agreement with Morocco, in light of the Moroccan presence in Western Sahara (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for the claimant in this reference to the CJEU by the Supreme Court of Cyprus concerning the interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 on the procedures for the cross-border service of judicial documents in civil or commercial matters (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for three of the defendants in a follow on damages claim arising out of the European Commission’s 2010 Decision concerning a cartel in the worldwide market for LCD panels (led by Thomas De La Mare QC).

Acted for the interested party in proceedings in which it was claimed that the rules of the Rugby Football Union governing promotion to the Premiership infringed Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (led by Adam Lewis QC).

Acted for HMRC in the Court of Justice of the European Union in this leading case on the meaning of “counterfeit goods” under the Trade Marks Directive (led by Thomas de la Mare QC).

Acting for Amazon in its application for annulment concerning its designation as a Very Large Online Platform under the EU's Digital Services Act (assisting Robert Spano of Gibson Dunn).

Acting for the claimant in a challenge to a divestment order made under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in relation to a silicon wafer manufacturing plant (led by Lord Pannick KC).

Acted for the Secretary of State to defend a decision to maintain a prisoner's Category A security classification.

Acting for the claimants (part of the LetterOne group of companies) in a challenge to a divestment order made under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (led by Tom Hickman KC).

Acting for eleven claimants in a challenge to the Secretary of State's decisions to remove certain asylum seekers to Rwanda (led by Raza Husain QC, Phillippa Kaufmann QC, and Sam Grodzinski QC).

Represented both applicants in this successful claim against the UK for damages on the grounds that the State Immunity Act 1978 was contrary to customary international law and therefore a breach of Articles 6 and 14 ECHR.

Acted for Motorola in its challenge to the CMA's decision to make a market reference under section 131 of the Enterprise Act 2002 in respect of the Airwave network used by the emergency services for secure communications (led by Brian Kennelly QC). 

Acted for the Secretary of State in a judicial review concerning an alleged failure to implement the Motor Insurance Directive (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for Ola in its appeal against TfL's decision not to renew its private hire operator licence (led by Tom de la Mare QC).

Acted for the Defendants in this challenge to the lawfulness of the United Kingdom's international trade agreement with Morocco (led by James Eadie QC). 

Acted for the respondent in this judicial review challenge to a wildlife licensing regime. 

Acted for Ecolab in its challenge to a CMA merger decision before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Appeared before the CJEU as sole advocate for the United Kingdom in its intervention in infraction proceedings against the Netherlands in which the Commission sought to establish the liability of the Member State for losses caused by the actions of the customs authorities of its overseas territory.

Acted for the claimants in these successful challenges to the barring of their employment claims by the State Immunity Act, which resulted in the Act being declared incompatible with Articles 6 and 14 ECHR and disapplied pursuant to the EU Charter (led by Timothy Otty QC). 

Represented the claimant in her successful challenge to the availability of diplomatic immunity as a defence to a claim of human trafficking brought by a domestic worker (led by Timothy Otty QC).

Acting for Ms Hoareau in litigation brought by former inhabitants of the Chagos Islands against the British Government arising out of their expulsion from the Islands (led by Ben Jaffey QC).

Privy Council appeal concerning the regulation of foreign control of companies incorporated in Bermuda (led by Lord Pannick QC).

Acted for Natural England in this case concerning the Habitats Regulations.

Acted for Natural England in this case concerning the Wild Birds Directive.

Acted for Natural England in this case concerning the protection of sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).

Upper Tribunal case providing guidance on the scope of the statutory jurisdiction to admit out of time challenges to tax assessments. 

Acted for the taxpayer in this challenge to an extra-territorial information notice on the grounds that HMRC had no power to issue the notice, having regard to principles of public international law concerning the extra-territorial exercise of enforcement jurisdiction (led by Rory Mullan).

Appeared as sole advocate for the UK in infraction proceedings before the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice concerning losses alleged to have been caused by the customs authorities of Anguilla, a British overseas territory.

Acted for DEFRA and HMRC in this case concerning the lawfulness of the EU Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Association Agreement with Morocco, in light of the Moroccan presence in Western Sahara (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for the interested party in this claim concerning the decision of the Privy Council to recommend the grant of a Royal Charter to a professional body (led by Michael Fordham QC).

Acted for a company in relation to a potential complaint to the European Court of Human Rights concerning legislation that interferes with the right to property under Article 1 of the First Protocol (led by Lord Pannick QC).

Acted for the Institute in its defence of this application for judicial review based on allegations of bias and breach of Article 6 ECHR in the course of disciplinary proceedings against the claimant (led by Kate Gallafent QC).

Acted for Vodafone on issues arising from Ofcom’s proposed auction and liberalisation of mobile phone spectra (led by Michael Fordham QC).

Acting for the UK Government in its intervention in an inter-State application brought by Ukraine against Russia in the ECtHR following Russia's invasion of Ukraine commencing in 2022 (led by Sir James Eadie KC).

Acting for eleven claimants in a challenge to the Secretary of State's decisions to remove certain asylum seekers to Rwanda (led by Raza Husain QC, Phillippa Kaufmann QC, and Sam Grodzinski QC).

Acted for His Majesty Juan Carlos I in an application raising issues of immunity under sections 14 and 20 of the State Immunity Act 1978 (led by Tim Otty QC). 

Represented both applicants in this successful claim against the UK for damages on the grounds that the State Immunity Act 1978 was contrary to customary international law and therefore a breach of Articles 6 and 14 ECHR.

Acting for a Defendant in a case where the Commercial Court held that the Defendants were entitled to state immunity because immunity extends to servants or agents of foreign states who are sued in respect of matters where they were acting in discharge or purported discharge of their duties as such (led by Tim Otty QC and Andrew Scott QC).

Acted for the Defendants in this challenge to the lawfulness of the United Kingdom's international trade agreement with Morocco (led by James Eadie QC). 

Acted for an alleged victim of modern slavery in this Supreme Court appeal, which established that a diplomat cannot assert immunity to defeat a claim by an employee who has been held in conditions of modern slavery (led by Tim Otty QC).

Appeared before the CJEU as sole advocate for the United Kingdom in its intervention in infraction proceedings against the Netherlands in which the Commission sought to establish the liability of the Member State for losses caused by the actions of the customs authorities of its overseas territory.

Acted for the Claimants in this case raising issues of state immunity, recognition of US court judgments in the United Kingdom, and compliance with US sanctions against Iran.

Acting for Ms Hoareau in litigation brought by former inhabitants of the Chagos Islands against the British Government arising out of their expulsion from the Islands (led by Ben Jaffey QC).

Acted for the claimants in these successful challenges to the barring of their employment claims by the State Immunity Act, which resulted in the Act being declared incompatible with Articles 6 and 14 ECHR and disapplied pursuant to the EU Charter (led by Timothy Otty QC). 

Represented the claimant in her successful challenge to the availability of diplomatic immunity as a defence to a claim of human trafficking brought by a domestic worker (led by Timothy Otty QC).

Appeared as sole advocate for the UK in infraction proceedings before the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice concerning losses alleged to have been caused by the customs authorities of Anguilla, a British overseas territory.

Acted for the taxpayer in this challenge to an extra-territorial information notice on the grounds that HMRC had no power to issue the notice, having regard to principles of public international law concerning the extra-territorial exercise of enforcement jurisdiction (led by Rory Mullan).

Acted for DEFRA and HMRC in this case concerning the lawfulness of the EU Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Association Agreement with Morocco, in light of the Moroccan presence in Western Sahara (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for three of the claimants in these claims concerning the relationship between international law and Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of detention by HM Forces engaged in peacekeeping operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The issues included whether there is a power to detain in non-international armed conflicts under customary international humanitarian law and the interpretation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (led by Shaheed Fatima QC).

Acted for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in its intervention in this case concerning refugees' protection against prosecution under Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention (led by Raza Husain QC).

Acted for the claimant in relation to litigation in the Cayman Islands in which the claimant challenged the validity of shareholder resolutions on the grounds that they breached United Nations sanctions freezing shares owned by Libyan state entities (assisting Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for the claimants in this application to the European Court of Human Rights, which concerned the extra-territorial application of Article 8 ECHR in the context of family reunification (led by Raza Husain QC).

Acted for Sir Christopher Gent in FCA proceedings concerning breach of the Market Abuse Regulation (led by Javan Herberg QC).

Acted for the former CEO of an insurance company in relation to an FCA investigation concerning alleged breach of Principle 1 (integrity), Principle 2 (due skill, care, and diligence), and Statement of Conduct 2 in COCON (ensuring the business complies with the requirements of the regulatory system).

Acting for UBS in collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal arising out of European Commission decisions concerning conduct in FX markets (led by Brian Kennelly KC).

Acting for UBS in its defence of this claim on behalf of 39 US banks for alleged breach of Article 101 TFEU, arising out of the alleged suppression of USD LIBOR (led by Brian Kennelly QC). 

Acted for Mr Tinney, former Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Wealth, in proceedings before the FCA's Regulatory Decisions Committee in which Mr Tinney challenged the imposition of a prohibition order and public censure (led by Andrew Green QC).

Acted for UBS in this damages claim against six banks arising out of alleged breach of competition law in relation to FX benchmark rates and bid/ask spreads (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Successfully defended Mr Iksil against allegations of misconduct related to his involvement in what became known in the press as the “London Whale” trades (led by Andrew Green QC). 

Acted for three of the defendants in an action brought by the FCA that raised issues as to the meaning of a collective investment scheme under section 235 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (led by Andrew Green QC).

Acted for the Financial Services Authority (now the FCA) in an investigation concerning the fairness of a high street bank’s mortgage terms under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations (led by Monica Carss-Frisk QC).

Acted for the interested party, Nemo Personal Insurance Ltd, in this case concerning the legality of a policy statement issued by the FSA regarding assessment and redress in respect of payment protection insurance sales (led by Michael Fordham QC).

Acting for Nexans in proposed collective proceedings arising from the Commission's finding of an infringement in Case AT.39610 Power Cables (led by Tony Singla KC).

Acting for Lundbeck in a follow on damages claim arising from patent dispute settlement agreements concerning pharmaceutical products, which were found by the European Commission to breach Article 101 TFEU.

Acting for the defendant in a claim concerning alleged damage caused by a cartel in the high voltage power cables sector (led by Tony Singla KC).   

Acting for the class representative Mr Merricks in collective proceedings seeking damages for consumers arising from interchange fees charged by the defendants (led by Marie Demetriou KC).

Acted for several corporate applicants in relation to alleged breach of the ECHR by the Russian Federation, arising from civil and criminal proceedings allegedly connected to a hostile corporate takeover (led by Shaheed Fatima QC).

Acting for ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel and mining business, in this $1.5bn conspiracy claim arising out of an iron ore contract in Minnesota (led by Lord Falconer and Harish Salve QC).

Acting for the defendants in a competition damages claim regarding alleged breach of Brazilian competition law in respect of orange juice production (led by Brian Kennelly QC). 

Acted for the Claimants in this case raising issues of state immunity, recognition of US court judgments in the United Kingdom, and compliance with US sanctions against Iran.

Acting for UBS in collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal arising out of European Commission decisions concerning conduct in FX markets (led by Brian Kennelly KC).

Privy Council appeal concerning the regulation of foreign control of companies incorporated in Bermuda (led by Lord Pannick QC).

Acted for UBS in this damages claim against six banks arising out of alleged breach of competition law in relation to FX benchmark rates and bid/ask spreads (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for an international pharmaceutical company in this application for an order to provide oral evidence and documents in support of US proceedings under the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975. 

Acting for UBS in its defence of this claim on behalf of 39 US banks for alleged breach of Article 101 TFEU, arising out of the alleged suppression of USD LIBOR (led by Brian Kennelly QC). 

Acted for a large energy and commodities company in relation to this claim for restitution of sums overcharged in respect of the transport of aviation fuel.

Acted for the claimant in this Commercial Court claim for breach of contract, named by The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2018 (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for the First Defendant in this claim concerning licence fee damages for alleged breach of confidence and breach of contract (led by Pushpinder Saini QC).

Acted for the claimant in relation to litigation in the Cayman Islands in which the claimant challenged the validity of shareholder resolutions on the grounds that they breached United Nations sanctions freezing shares owned by Libyan state entities (assisting Brian Kennelly QC).

Acted for the respondent in relation to a claim concerning airport charges in an EU Member State and a counterclaim for alleged abuse of dominance contrary to Article 102 TFEU (led by Brian Kennelly QC).

Appeal to the High Court from an arbitral award concerning remedies associated with breach of fiduciary duty (led by Pushpinder Saini QC and Victoria Windle).

Acted for the respondent to an arbitration claim against a senior former employee for breach of post-termination restrictive covenants, including non-solicitation covenants, in the context of a successful investment firm (led by Pushpinder Saini QC and Victoria Windle).

Acted on behalf of the respondent in complex arbitration claim arising out of the retirement of a partner in an investment business, with allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and contract, conspiracy and inducing breach of contract (led by Pushpinder Saini QC and Joanna Pollard).

Acted for three of the defendants in a follow on damages claim arising out of the European Commission’s 2010 Decision concerning a cartel in the worldwide market for LCD panels (led by Thomas De La Mare QC).

Acted for the claimant in a claim for commission under an agency agreement.

Acted for the defendant in a claim for commission under an agency agreement.

Represented the defendant in this trial concerning the construction of an agency agreement between the claimant investment manager and the Luxembourg-domiciled defendant company (led by Andrew Green QC).

Represented the claimant investment bank in this four day trial concerning commission owed for services rendered in respect of the flotation on the Alternative Investment Market of the defendant company.

Acting for the UK Government in its intervention in an inter-State application brought by Ukraine against Russia in the ECtHR following Russia's invasion of Ukraine commencing in 2022 (led by Sir James Eadie KC).

Acted for the Secretary of State to defend a decision to maintain a prisoner's Category A security classification.

Acting for the claimant in a challenge to a divestment order made under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in relation to a silicon wafer manufacturing plant (led by Lord Pannick KC).

Acting for the claimants (part of the LetterOne group of companies) in a challenge to a divestment order made under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (led by Tom Hickman KC).

Acting for eleven claimants in a challenge to the Secretary of State's decisions to remove certain asylum seekers to Rwanda (led by Raza Husain QC, Phillippa Kaufmann QC, and Sam Grodzinski QC).

Acted for several corporate applicants in relation to alleged breach of the ECHR by the Russian Federation, arising from civil and criminal proceedings allegedly connected to a hostile corporate takeover (led by Shaheed Fatima QC).

Represented both applicants in this successful claim against the UK for damages on the grounds that the State Immunity Act 1978 was contrary to customary international law and therefore a breach of Articles 6 and 14 ECHR.

Acting for a Defendant in a case where the Commercial Court held that the Defendants were entitled to state immunity because immunity extends to servants or agents of foreign states who are sued in respect of matters where they were acting in discharge or purported discharge of their duties as such (led by Tim Otty QC and Andrew Scott QC).

Acted for the Defendants in this challenge to the lawfulness of the United Kingdom's international trade agreement with Morocco (led by James Eadie QC). 

Acted for an alleged victim of modern slavery in this Supreme Court appeal, which established that a diplomat cannot assert immunity to defeat a claim by an employee who has been held in conditions of modern slavery (led by Tim Otty QC).

Acting for Ms Hoareau in litigation brought by former inhabitants of the Chagos Islands against the British Government arising out of their expulsion from the Islands (led by Ben Jaffey QC).

Acted for the claimants in these successful challenges to the barring of their employment claims by the State Immunity Act, which resulted in the Act being declared incompatible with Articles 6 and 14 ECHR and disapplied pursuant to the EU Charter (led by Timothy Otty QC). 

Represented the claimant in her successful challenge to the availability of diplomatic immunity as a defence to a claim of human trafficking brought by a domestic worker (led by Timothy Otty QC).

Acted for three of the claimants in these claims concerning the relationship between international law and Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of detention by HM Forces engaged in peacekeeping operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The issues included whether there is a power to detain in non-international armed conflicts under customary international humanitarian law and the interpretation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (led by Shaheed Fatima QC).

Acted for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in its intervention in this case concerning refugees' protection against prosecution under Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention (led by Raza Husain QC).

Acted for the claimants in this application to the European Court of Human Rights, which concerned the extra-territorial application of Article 8 ECHR in the context of family reunification (led by Raza Husain QC).

Acted for the claimant this claim against the Home Office for damages under the Human Rights Act for breach of the positive obligation under Article 4 ECHR to protect against trafficking.

Acted for the claimant in this claim concerning alleged breach of Articles 2 and 3 ECHR in the context of British military action in Afghanistan (led by Shaheed Fatima).

Represented the claimant in her application for judicial review of the Secretary of State’s failure to take steps to establish whether her son is a British citizen and related issues under Article 8 ECHR and Article 20 TFEU.

Acted for the claimant in this appeal to the Court of Appeal on the grounds that his removal from the United Kingdom would breach his rights and his foster mother’s rights under Article 8 ECHR and Article 20 TFEU. The appeal was conceded by the Secretary of State before the hearing and the matter remitted to the Upper Tribunal.

Acted for the claimant in this claim against the Secretary of State for unlawful detention and breach of Article 5 ECHR.

Acted for the Claimants in this case raising issues of state immunity, recognition of US court judgments in the United Kingdom, and compliance with US sanctions against Iran.

Acted for the claimant in relation to litigation in the Cayman Islands in which the claimant challenged the validity of shareholder resolutions on the grounds that they breached United Nations sanctions freezing shares owned by Libyan state entities (assisting Brian Kennelly QC).