Expertise

Luca has experience of a variety of will and probate disputes (including lack of capacity, want of knowledge and approval, and undue influence claims, as well as construction issues,  claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, and proprietary estoppel claims).

Luca also has experience of disputes about the administration of trusts (including directions applications, requests for information, and applications for the removal of trustees and protectors).

Experience

Luca was part of a team advising New Zealand businessman and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn on a dispute arising from the breakdown of a property joint venture with Eric Watson, involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and rescission of loans for over £100m on the basis of fraudulent misrepresentation. The judgment (Glenn v Watson [2018] EWHC 2016 (Ch)) addresses issues such as the fiduciary duties owed by one joint venturer to another and aspects of the law of bribery and secret commissions.

Recognition

Luca was cited in The Legal 500 2017 as a “rising star… industrious and pay[s] great attention to detail”.

Career

Luca read Classics and Sanskrit at Oxford. He trained at Withers LLP and spent three years at Farrer & Co before joining Stewarts in 2018.

Publications

Proceed with care: legacy disputes and the duties of charity trustees (Trusts & Trustees, Volume 24, Issue 4, 1 May 2018, pp. 326–331)

Personal

Luca’s hobbies include music, travelling and learning languages, and skiing.