Dispute Resolution and Litigation

John practices all aspects of commercial litigation with a particular focus on contentious trusts, professional negligence, shareholder disputes and fraud and asset tracing.

Prior to joining Carey Olsen in February 2009, John held a variety of roles, including advising on tax for a "big four" accounting firm in New Zealand and at a leading city law firm in London, working on a major cross-jurisdictional regulatory dispute.

Since coming to the UK and prior to joining Carey Olsen, John has had a number of roles, including most latterly at a leading city law firm working on a major cross-jurisdictional regulatory dispute.

John was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2001 (non-practising) and as a Solicitor of the Supreme of England and Wales in 2008 (non-practising). John was admitted as a Jersey Advocate in November 2016.

He has an LLB/B.Com (finance) and LLM (with 1st class honours) from the University of Auckland.

John is a member of the Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.

John is a member of the Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.

He has an LLB/B.Com (finance) and LLM (with 1st class honours) from the University of Auckland.