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Luke is an experienced litigator who regularly appears in the District and High Courts. Before joining LCC, Luke worked on an independent Royal Commission inquiry. Prior to that, Luke worked in the UK as a public lawyer in central Government, professional practice, financial and energy regulators. Luke began his career as a criminal defence lawyer in Manukau and prior to that worked as a family lawyer in Hamilton.
Luke provides bespoke advice on a range of issues regarding the intersection of tikanga and the law, particularly in litigation and alternative disputes resolution. Luke has worked as a cultural advisor in UK and Europe including advising New Zealand High Commissions and Embassies, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Defence Office (UK) and British High Commission (NZ).
Luke is a member of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (Māori Law Society), the Māori Prosecutors’ Network. Luke is fluent in te reo Māori having attended Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa and Kura Paerangi and is an active member of a kapa haka who regularly compete at Tamararo and Matatini.