Banco Chambers is pleased to announce that Lucas Bastin KC has joined our Chambers. After initially qualifying in Australia in 2007, Lucas was called to the London Bar in 2013 and appointed Silk in 2022.
Lucas is widely acknowledged in jurisdictions around the world as a leading counsel in international disputes, including commercial and investor-state arbitrations, enforcement and immunity proceedings, and multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes. His clients include multinational businesses and nation states, with coverage across numerous areas of global commerce including telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, construction, power, entertainment and leisure, information technology, financial services, real estate, aircraft, airline and airport services, media, manufacturing, advertising, taxation, and others. He is a member of the ICISD Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators, DIAC Arbitrator List, Panel of Arbitrators at SIAC, and a Fellow of the ACICA. He is also a Member of the Court of Arbitration of SIAC.
Lucas holds a NSW practising certificate and, in addition to his established international practice, also accepts briefs in commercial matters in Australian Courts. While Banco is Lucas’ professional home in Australia, he also continues to practice from Essex Court Chambers in London.