Mr Luke Patel > Blacks Solicitors LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Mr Luke Patel

0113 227 9316 LPatel@LawBlacks.com

Work Department

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner and Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution

Career

Luke Patel qualified as a Solicitor in London in 1995 and has worked at Blacks Solicitors since 1998, where he is now a Partner and Head of the Commercial/Civil Dispute Resolution team.

Luke acts for a broad range of clients from owner managed businesses to charities and international organisations, undertaking a variety of commercial chancery work including: company and contractual disputes; director/shareholder disputes; disputes concerning trustees; professional negligence; defamation; privacy; and property litigation (including landlord and tenant matters).

He has a particular experience in dealing with complex charity disputes concerning religious organisations (temples, gurdwaras and mosques) acting for both trustees, executive committees and congregation members in group type actions.

Luke has also had several reported cases in the Court of Appeal. One successful matter included advising a prominent religious leader where permission was secured to appeal to the Court of Appeal, and the case went on to the Supreme Court.

Languages

Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi