Mr John Wilson KC > McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes > Nassau, Bahamas > Lawyer Profile
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes Offices
MAREVA HOUSE, 4 GEORGE STREET
PO BOX N-3937
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
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Mr John Wilson KC
Work Department
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Senior Partner, Chair of MBH Executive Committee
Career
John F. Wilson KC, is an accomplished commercial litigator who is renowned for his problem-solving skills and ability to advocate effectively for his clients.
As a distinguished King’s Counsel at the Bahamian Bar specializing in trust litigation and private client advisory work, his advice is regularly sought after by numerous institutional trustees, high net worth individuals and investors.
He has successfully appeared before Her Majesty’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in landmark cases, where his prowess was described by Baroness Hale in a 2006 Judgment as one of “skill economy and charm”.
Wilson KC became Senior Partner of the firm in 2019. He has held appointments on numerous statutory boards in dedicated public service along with directorship of several businesses. He is a sought after Arbitrator and a contributing author of The Bahamas chapter in ADR and Trusts: an international guide to arbitration and mediation of trust disputes; The Bahamas chapter in The International Real Estate Handbook published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd; and The Bahamas chapter in Carter – Ruck on Libel and Privacy published by Butterworths.
Languages
English
Memberships
Trusts and Private Client, Financial Services, Admiralty & Shipping, Corporate & Commercial
Education
BACHELOR OF LAWS, LL.B – University of Buckingham with honors; Dean’s Award for performance in the Part 1 Examinations.
Member of Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, U.K.
London Bar Exams in 1994 becoming one of the few Bahamians to ever obtain honors in the Michaelmas Exams.
Personal
Soccer coaching
Lawyer Rankings
Bahamas > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)The ‘very professional and knowledgeable’ practice at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes excels across the spectrum of contentious work with experience before the Supreme Court and the Privy Council. The group is particularly noted for its commercial and trust disputes expertise as well as insolvency and restructuring knowledge and is able to handle multi-jurisdictional mandates. Senior partner John Wilson KC leads the department and is also active in the firm’s trust and private client practice. Elsewhere in the team, Sean Moree KC is praised as ‘responsive, efficient and quite the all rounder’, Timothy Eneas KC focuses on property litigation, and Genell Sands handles insurance and personal injury claims. Kevin Moree is the key contact for tax disputes, and Erin Hill is the primary name at senior associate level.
Bahamas > Corporate law (including banking, finance and M&A)
The ‘responsive and incredibly knowledgeable’ team at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes has substantial experience advising on Bahamian and global transactions, and commercial work including financing projects, M&A, loan agreements and regulatory mandates. Trust and private client mandates also make up a notable proportion of the firm’s work, with expertise in estate planning structures and trust matters. Transactional specialist Kimberley Rolle sits as chair of the practice with Alexander Christie, who also handles tax issues, as vice chair. Sean Moree KC and John Wilson KC are active members of the trust and private client practice, Campbell Cleare, III leads the foreign and local investment group, and April Turner focuses on financial services and corporate matters and is also chief operations officer of the firm’s corporate service affiliate. Gia Sands is also a key name to note for transactional and investment-related advice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution Bahamas
- Leading individuals Bahamas > Dispute resolution
- Corporate law (including banking, finance and M&A) Bahamas