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Luke Harris
Position
Luke has a commercial chancery practice and has particular expertise in claims involving art and antiquities in claims involving objects of cultural and artistic value. He is currently the only Band 1 listed junior in the field of Art & Cultural Property in Chambers & Partners 2018. Luke’s commercial practice includes claims involving commercial chattels, the sale of goods, personal and proprietary tracing claims and restitution.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Art and cultural property
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Luke Harris –5 Stone Buildings ‘Luke is exceptional for advising on thorny art law problems and provides practical and creative solutions; he is very detail oriented yet is fantastic with clients.’
‘A very strong set in the art sector’ 5 Stone Buildings houses excellent barristers in this field and are considered to be one of ‘the leading chambers for art law’. Art and chattel dispute specialist Henry Legge KC, recently acted for the art dealer in the Countess of Wemyss v Simon C Dickinson Limited case, regarding the sale of Le Bénédicité painting by Chardin, which the claimant alleged was negligently handled. In QIPCO and Al Thani v Eskenazi, Luke Harris is representing Qatari government claimants who argue that $5m of Asian and Middle Eastern antiquities they purchased from the defendants were forgeries. Fellow junior Jordan Holland continues to develop his art specialism and is part of the complex Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd v Fan Wa Ebdaa LLC & Ors case regarding the sale of a Qur’an exceeding £7m.
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Luke Harris – 5 Stone Buildings ‘He is very hard-working, great value, and a go-to barrister in contentious trusts and estate matters.’