Luke is a Trainee Solicitor with Caldwell Ritchie Berry and due to qualify as a Solicitor in England and Wales in early 2026. In 2025, he completed the Legal Practice Course with distinction at BPP.

Following graduation from Queen’s University Belfast in 2019, Luke gained experience working with a range of alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) and high-street law firms.  He also spent three years as an Associate within the contract negotiation team of a prominent Belfast-based provider of alternative legal services. In this role, he managed complex commercial contract portfolios and negotiated agreements for high-profile multinational clients.

Luke’s experience spans both contentious and non-contentious construction as well as public procurement and commercial law, advising primarily local councils, main contractors, and first-tier specialist subcontractors. His work has involved complex, high-value matters across multiple jurisdictions, often requiring coordination between legal, technical, and commercial stakeholders.

Since joining Caldwell Ritchie Berry, Luke has:

• Led and supported on complex public procurement matters, including drafting comprehensive procurement suites, assisting with tender evaluations, and supporting clients through procurement challenges.

• Drafted, negotiated, and managed a wide range of commercial agreements, including master service agreements, software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, reseller agreements, non-disclosure agreements, settlement agreements, terms of both supply and purchase, collateral warranties, performance bonds, letters of intent, and novation agreements.

• Advised on commercial matters of varying size and complexity, including supply, distribution, and service agreements; joint ventures; procurement frameworks; and cross-border commercial contracts.

• Acted for a major international client, one of the world’s largest independent providers of electrical power distribution and protection equipment, by drafting standard terms and conditions of sale and purchase, preparing tender documentation and master purchase agreements, negotiating confidentiality agreements with leading global social media organisations, and drafting and negotiating professional services agreements for data centre projects worldwide.

• Prepared and advised on contractual documentation for both domestic and international projects, utilising standard forms such as JCT, NEC, FIDIC, and PWC.

• Led and supported dispute resolution processes, including adjudications, mediations, and litigation relating to extensions of time, loss and expense claims, and technical payment disputes.

• Conducted detailed legal research in support of both client instructions and internal firm initiatives.

• Advised and represented clients in commercial litigation, contributing to effective dispute management and resolution strategies.

• Delivered and facilitated client workshops and training sessions, focusing on liability, risk management, delay, and other key commercial considerations in contract drafting and administration.

Luke is deeply committed to continuous professional development and lifelong learning. He has earned multiple certifications and accreditations from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and continues to pursue additional qualifications to enhance his expertise. His commitment to professional growth underscores his dedication to delivering comprehensive, informed, and commercially astute legal advice.

Luke combines knowledge of his client with a pragmatic, objective-focused approach, ensuring his advice is not only legally sound but also strategically aligned with his clients’ commercial objectives. With a multidisciplinary background and cross-border qualifications, Luke is exceptionally well placed to advise clients on a broad range of commercial, procurement, and construction matters across the United Kingdom and beyond.