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John Dickinson
Work Department
Agriculture & Rural Affairs Commercial Court of Protection Professional Negligence Real Estate Wills & Trusts Mediation
Career
Call : 1995
John is a barrister specialising in contentious probate, Court of Protection, all areas of real estate work including conveyancing disputes, boundaries and easements, landlord & tenant, partnership, banking, pensions, insolvency, company law and shareholder disputes. John’s commercial practice includes local authority procurement claims, breach of contract, restraint of trade, sale of goods, consumer credit and fraud. He has been described by peers as having an amazing knowledge of the law, and an ability to carry out in-depth analysis of complex facts and issues.
John also has a practice in professional negligence work in relation to solicitors, accountants and financial advisors.
He spent seven months in 2002-2003 acting as counsel assisting Lord Penrose’s inquiry concerning Equitable Life. John draws on skills acquired from his background as a Chartered Accountant in the banking sector and secondment to the Serious Fraud Office in the BCCI inquiry.
John has also trained as a mediator at the London School of Mediation, was accredited in 2015 and now serves as both a mediator and as a representative at mediations.
For the fourth year running he has been identified as one of the five barristers ‘ranked in Band 1’ as a leading professional adviser to the Private Wealth market (outside London), where he is featured in the High Net Worth Guide 2024.
Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
- Associate Member of the Association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
- Western Chancery & Commercial Bar Association
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- Financial Services Lawyers Association
- Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales) FCA
- Associate Member of the Association of Pension Lawyers
- Member of the Court of Protection Bar Association
Education
- BA Comb Hons (Exon.) ACA (Qualified as a Chartered Accountant 1991) Dip. Law (Distinction)
Leisure
Tennis and country walks.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1John Dickinson – St John’s Chambers ‘John is a superb advocate, meticulous with detail and extremely skilled at cross-examining witnesses. He is excellent with clients and can advise on complex legal issues in a very client-friendly manner.’
St John’s Chambers is the ‘go-to set for Chancery matters’ with ‘excellent strength in depth in this field, and a very approachable team’. The team regularly assist clients with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious business and property, chancery, and tax mandates. Alex Troup KC is ‘a first-rate chancery barrister with an impressive breadth of knowledge’ and represented the defendant before the High Court in Winter v. Winter, a case concerning a claim against a deceased farmer’s assets and estate. ‘Reasonable and measured barrister’ John Dickinson appeared in Bernier v Davenport and Davenport, a claim brought under the 1975 Inheritance Act to determine the domicile of a man who died with estate in two jurisdictions. Natasha Dzameh is highly regarded for her excellent track record in advising on estate administration and commercial Chancery disputes, and garners praise for having a ‘great eye for detail and going over and beyond to give realistic and practical advice’. Oliver Wooding recently acted for the defendant’s father in a proprietary estoppel claim against his son before the High Court in Gatehouse v Gatehouse and is ‘strong and confident on his feet’. Adam Boyle is also recommended.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1John Dickinson – St John’s Chambers ‘John is thorough and careful, delivering robust and practical advice. He is a very able and determined advocate.’
St John’s Chambers specialises in advising on professional negligence claims brought against a wide range of individuals, including architects, builders, solicitors, surveyors, auditors and accountants. John Dickinson has extensive expertise in handling claims emerging from commercial practices. James Pearce-Smith continues to act for both claimants and defendants in professional negligence matters, with a particular focus on lender-side claims. Joss Knight is instructed on behalf of insurers, claimants and defendants in disputes, mainly against solicitors, architects, and construction professionals.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2John Dickinson –St John’s Chambers ‘John is brilliant in every respect, and his attention to detail is second-to-none. He is intelligent, hard-working and approachable.’