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"He's very client-friendly, really smart and provides very clear advice. He's very commercial in his approach as well." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"A difficult opponent who is willing to get stuck in and fight a case." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"He's clear, decisive and always very quick to respond." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"His views are always well respected." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"He is a first-class advocate." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"Luke is extremely bright and very persuasive." (Chambers UK, 2023)
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"Brilliant on his feet. A razor sharp cross examiner. Can think outside the box and find solutions where others can’t." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2023)
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"Luke is a deep-thinking and charming advocate." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2023)
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"He is insightful, technically brilliant on his feet and has excellent repertoire with the bench." (Legal 500, 2023)
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"A highly effective trial advocate whose involvement in a case can make the difference between winning and losing" (Legal 500, 2023)
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"Luke is a top go-to barrister, particularly for knotty, complex claims. He is excellent not only in written work, but also in his advocacy, and solicitors value and trust his judgement. Although Luke is a brilliant barrister, he is approachable and respectful – even when solicitors are young and starting out, he treats them like their input is valuable, and that stays with them." (Legal 500, 2023)
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"An excellent advocate and one of the leaders in the shipping space." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2022)
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“He deploys a different lens that people have not looked through and is good on strategy. He demonstrates inspirational thinking, tenacity and determination.” (Chambers UK, 2022)
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“Luke is extremely clever and very persuasive and is able to make complex submissions very succinctly. He has a very easygoing style of advocacy which goes down very well with tribunals.” (Chambers UK, 2022)
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"Sharp and strategic." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"A skilled cross-examiner who is always in full command of his brief." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"Very clever, with the gift of expressing complicated issues and arguments in extremely concise and simple terms, Luke is one of the top Silks for marine and energy disputes." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"His clean and precise approach in court leaves nothing to be desired." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"A master strategist in litigation with an unparalleled insight into the ways commercial judges and arbitrators think. Highly persuasive." (Legal 500, 2022)
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"A litigator with prodigious skill in the court room, one of the leaders of the shipping Bar." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021)
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"He is very, very clever and has the gift of making very complex points in an extremely simple way." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021)
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"Smart, persuasive and eloquent." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021)
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“Luke is one of the very best Silks; his advocacy and cross-examination is incisive, succinct and effective.” (Chambers UK, 2021)
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“One of the most experienced people at the Bar, he is smooth, calm and measured.” (Chambers UK, 2021)
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“His cross-examination is superb, a real spectacle to watch in the courtroom.” (Chambers UK, 2021)
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“He is very hard-working and detailed. He is also an absolute pleasure to instruct and work with, and you know he will be committed.” (Chambers UK, 2021)
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“A Silk for the cases that are very hard to win.” (Chambers UK, 2021)
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"A litigator with prodigious skill in the courtroom and a commercially minded legal advisor who cuts to the key issues." (Legal 500, 2021)
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"A first-class advocate at the top of his game, he sets a strategy on a case quickly and effectively and follows through." (Legal 500, 2021)
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"A first-class advocate at the top of his game." (Legal 500, 2021)
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"A user-friendly, down-to-earth and very skilled barrister." (Legal 500, 2021)
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"Impresses with his graceful manner in court, aptitude and knowledge. I have nothing but respect for this formidable advocate." (Legal 500, 2021)
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"Razor-sharp mind." (Who's Who Legal, 2020)
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"Number one at the bar." (Who's Who Legal, 2020)
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"Exceptionally able and easy to work with." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020)
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"Instruct him if you have a losing case you need to win." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020)
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"If anyone can find a way out of a problem you think you are sure to lose, it's Luke." (Chambers UK, 2020)
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"He is excellent - very tactically aware and an effective advocate." (Chambers UK, 2020)
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"He's at the top of his game, extremely able, bright and personable. He has an exceptional ability to present a case to both clients and the bench." (Chambers UK, 2020)
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"He's astute and enthusiastic in his presentation of a case and mindful of the impression that he creates." (Chambers UK, 2020)
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"A delight to work with, he has great technical knowledge and a practical approach." (Legal 500, 2020)
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"Very user-friendly, gets into the detail and exceptional on his feet." (Legal 500, 2020)
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"An excellent, down-to-earth counsel who has both a high level of technical knowledge as well as a sensible and pragmatic approach." (Legal 500, 2020)
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"He is a very capable, knowledgeable and persuasive lawyer and advocate." (Legal 500, 2020)
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"A scrapper who fights his corner but also really thinks through his strategy." (Legal 500, 2020)
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"One of the best out-of-the-box thinkers at the Bar, he leaves no stone unturned." (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2019)
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"A real-life Perry Mason as a cross-examiner" (Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2019)
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"Has a brilliant mind combined with an engaging personality and has the ability to find out-of-the-box solutions to the most complex legal issues." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"A go-to silk on matters of marine insurance, his breadth of knowledge and ability to grasp complex issues in developing areas is simply outstanding." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"A very able and experienced arbitrator – knowledgeable and easy to work with." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"A user-friendly and effective advocate who provides practical, commercial advice with a no-nonsense approach." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"Incredibly bright and impressive on his feet." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"He appears in multi-faceted matters spanning litigation and arbitration." (Legal 500, 2019)
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"Instructed in disputes at the interface of shipping, commodities and energy." (Legal 500, 2019)
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“An innovative litigator and a great out-of-the-box thinker.” (Chambers UK, 2019)
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"He appears in heavyweight commodities cases." (Legal 500, 2019)
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“A brilliant cross-examiner who really understands the expert evidence.” (Chambers UK, 2019)
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“A very experienced advocate who is very user-friendly.” (Chambers UK, 2019)
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..."very clear in his advice and presentation" and a "massively approachable" silk who "disseminates complex information easily and is great with clients."... (Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, 2019)
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"A class act" (Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, 2019)
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"Very clear in his advice and presentation." (Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, 2019)
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"A key name for shipbuilding matters." (Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, 2019)
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"He's very good, down to earth and practical in his approach"; "Very clever" (Chambers UK, 2018)
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"Luke Parson is exceptional. He is very commercial minded and will go the extra mile"; Super-smart and hard-working" (Chambers UK, 2018)