The English Bar Offshore
Commercial disputes
Leading silk2John Machell KC – Serle Court
Serle Court
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John Machell KC
Serle Court, London
- Phone020 7242 6105
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Position
John has a broad commercial chancery practice, and particular experience of large-scale litigation involving trusts, fiduciary duties, and fraud and trusts, particularly with an international dimension.
John is regarded as one of the leading partnership and LLP silks and has experience of a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious matters across the whole range of business sectors. A large part of his work involves issues arising from the use of partnerships and LLPs in hedge fund and private equity structures; in international commercial group structures; and as part of wealth planning strategies.
A substantial part of John’s practice relates to trusts, mostly offshore, and he has appeared in the Grand Court in Cayman on a number of occasions in the last few years.
John acts as an arbitrator and as an expert pursuant to expert determination agreements. As a member of the Football Premier League Panel, John sat as the chair of an inquiry into Hull City's ticketing policy. John has conducted internal inquiries on professional conduct and other matters for firms of solicitors.
Career
Qualified 1993; KC 2012; Inner Temple.
Memberships
Association of Partnership Practitioners; COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association.
Education
St Albans; University of Southampton (1992 LLB Hons 1st).
Mentions
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk5John Machell KC –Serle Court ‘John hits all the marks - he is an intellectual powerhouse, a persuasive advocate, and his advice is always commercial.'
London Bar
Partnership
Leading silk1John Machell KC – Serle Court ‘John has a phenomenal brain. His deep understanding of partnership law, structures, culture and strategy really set him apart. But he also has an incredible commercial focus which helps you turn a partnership dispute into a partnership resolution.'
London Bar
Private wealth and probate
Leading silk2John Machell KC –Serle Court ‘John is a class act and a star of the trust litigation bar. He is intelligent, gets to the point, provides quality advice, and is very effective as an advocate.’
The English Bar Offshore
Trusts and private wealth
Leading silk2John Machell KC – Serle Court ‘John is extremely easy to work with, superbly organised, and has a razor sharp intellect. An excellent advocate with a wonderful ability to explain very complicated concepts in simple terms for lay clients.’