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Stewarts Law LLP
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Work Department

Trust and Probate Litigation

Position

Luca advises individuals and institutions on a range of trust and succession disputes, both in the UK and abroad. His clients include entrepreneurs, charities, family businesses, and trust companies. Luca has been cited in the legal directories as “great and a very thorough, bright, hard-working litigator” and “a delight to work with. He’s very academic, writes incredibly well, is liked by clients and is well organised.” He is bilingual in Italian and English with a good knowledge of Spanish and Mandarin and enjoys using his language skills to the benefit of Stewarts’ international client base.

Luca has experience of disputes about the validity and administration of trusts (including directions applications, requests for information, and applications for the removal of trustees and protectors) as well as blessing applications in complex trust restructurings. He also 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 has also acted in a number of commercial disputes with trust law aspects or allegations of fraud or breach of fiduciary duty.

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.

Personal

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

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

(Rising stars)

Luca Del Panta – Stewarts Law LLP

Spearheaded by James Price, Stewarts Law LLP has ‘a genuine personal touch and really tough fighters’ who are ‘unrelenting in the pursuit of the client’s cause’. It is known, both domestically and internationally, for its expertise in complex, large-scale and often high-profile trust, probate and capacity disputes both in England and other major jurisdictions. Geoff Kertesz is another leading member of the group who is frequently instructed in substantial trust and probate disputes in the UK, and in other countries such as Bermuda, BVI and the Cayman Islands. Emma Holland has a keen focus on probate disputes where there are conflicts of private international law, as well as disputes about capacity. Marcus Parker is another key figure. Senior associate, Jemma Goddard is adept at handling a broad range of trust related actions, as well as assisting in the resolution of estate related disputes. Luca Del Panta is also well-regarded.