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Recommended 2025 country/rural specialist

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Luke Callaghan is a partner in the Private Client team, providing specialist advice on the various property issues that affect our landed estate and family office clients.

Luke provides tailored counsel to principals in financial services and tech entrepreneurs on residential and rural property matters, including emerging natural capital markets.  

Expertise

Services and Groups

Private client
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)

Sectors

Private wealth
Real estate

CV

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2017 Senior Associate
2005 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2001 Law LLB, Exeter University

Career

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2017 Senior Associate

Education

2005 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2001 Law LLB, Exeter University

Memberships & Associations

Agricultural Law Association

Awards

Spear's 500 2025

Featured

Recommended 2025 country/rural specialist

Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025

Ranked as a Band 3 individual for High Value Residential Real Estate.

Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

Band 4 individual

Chambers and Partners UK 2023

Agriculture & Rural Affairs - Star Associate: Luke Callaghan is senior counsel in the private client group at Taylor Wessing. He boasts considerable experience of property issues.

Luke Callaghan frequently acts for ultra wealthy clients on large property transactions. Sources commend him for his ability to problem solve, and one market commentator says: "He's very efficient, speedy, thorough, responsive and excellent."

Residential property

Star associate - Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Star Associate - Agriculture & Rural Affairs: Luke Callaghan is a senior counsel in the Taylor Wessing private client department, and specialises in landed estates property work.

Star associate - Leading individual - Agricultural & Rural Affairs: Luke Callaghan is a senior associate in the team and has a broad rural property practice, with a focus on high-value estate transactions. "Luke is very good," says a source, describing him as "pragmatic and extremely proactive."

Residential property

Experience

Acquisition of a Grade 1 Listed country house and 600 acres of farmland

A family trust on its acquisition of an estate that comprised a substantial Grade I Listed country house with surrounding gardens and grounds, several farm cottages that were let on a mix of Assured Shorthold Tenancies, Rent Act tenancies and Rent (Agriculture) Act tenancies, 600 acres of farmland that was let on a Farm Business Tenancy, farm buildings, a reservoir and a commercial shoot.

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