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John Machell KC
Position
Barrister specialising in general Chancery and commercial litigation including partnership, LLPs, companies, trusts, civil fraud and insolvency.
Career
Qualified 1993; QC 2012; Inner Temple.
Memberships
Association of Partnership Practitioners.
Education
St Albans; University of Southampton (1992 LLB Hons 1st).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Partnership
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1John Machell KC – Serle Court ‘He is incredibly knowledgeable in LLP issues, very forensic and also very commercial in his approach. He is willing to roll the sleeves up in a dispute or in drafting. An absolutely trusted counsel.’
Serle Court has a focus on the commercial space within partnership law, with its practice developed to include partnership and LLP arbitration and mediation practice, with a broad range of members instructed on partnership and LLP disputes. Alongside this, members of chambers have also been instructed by clients in the financial sector, with John Machell KC having advised professional service and financial services firms in a range of partnership and regulatory issues. Jonathan Adkin KC has been involved in partnership disputes revolving around investment partnerships while David Blayney KC has experience in company and corporate partnerships, having been instructed by the administrators of Lehman Brothers in proceedings involving estoppel, agency and mitigation in Re Lehman Brothers International Europe. Jennifer Haywood sits as an arbitrator and mediator for partnership and LLP disputes.
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2John Machell KC –Serle Court ‘John is a heavyweight in the trust litigation world. He is vastly knowledgeable and immediately grasps the key legal and commercial issues. His drafting and advocacy skills are also excellent.’
Serle Court is the ‘go-to set for all high-value trusts work’ with ‘excellent strength in depth’ in complex trust and offshore disputes. Richard Wilson KC is ‘well known for finding solutions to complex problems’ and represented Tony Wang in the Wong v Grand View trusts litigation in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council concerning Bermudian trusts storing wealth for the family that created the Formosa Plastics Corporation in Taiwan. John Machell KC ‘excels under pressure’ and has been instructed in the ITG v Glenalla Properties Limited dispute, a part of the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust saga, with issues concerning how to deal with insolvent trusts. William Henderson represented the government in Re the Will of His late Royal Highness Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, a case concerning The Guardian’s opposition to the practice of sealing wills of members of the royal family, outside the usual principle that all wills are open to inspection. ‘Incredibly perceptive and intelligent’ James Weale recently acted for the defendant in Sofer v Swiss Independent Trustees Ltd, a fraud claim relating to assets worth $60m.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5John Machell KC –Serle Court ‘John is excellent on every level. He is kind and easy to work with, but tough when he needs to be. He is very efficient, an excellent advocate, and great with difficult clients.’
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2John Machell KC –Serle Court ‘John is a pleasure to work with. He is excellent with clients, gets stuck into the detail, and manages to distil what appear to be complicated facts and law into as clear and concise a position as possible. He is an excellent advocate, with a courtroom manner that is very much appreciated by judges.’