John Wilson KC

Barrister specialising in matrimonial finance, professional negligence, inheritance claims, trusts, and matrimonial civil work; cases include: H-J v H-J (financial provision: equality) [2002] 1 FLR 415; Kimber v Kimber [2000] 1 FLR 383; Miller Smith v Miller Smith [2009] EWCA Civ 1297; W v M (TOLATA proceedings: anonymity) [2012] EWHC 1679 (Fam). Prosecuting counsel for the Bar Standards Board. Patron of National Family Mediation. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Editor-in-chief of Family Affairs (the FLBA newsletter).

John focusses on financial remedy cases and cohabitation and family provision claims.

Prior to joining 1 Hare Court he had a wide-ranging general civil and matrimonial practice encompassing commercial arbitration, personal injury (and in particular traumatic brain injury cases), landlord and tenant, construction law, contentious and non-contentious probate work and professional negligence.

Notable cases:

• Birch v Birch [2017] UKSC 53 ; [2017]1 WLR 2959; [2017] 2 FLR 1031
• Montalto -v- Popat [2016] EWHC 810 (Ch)
• W -v- M (TOLATA Proceedings: Anonymity) [2013] 1 FLR 1513
• Miller Smith -v- Miller Smith (No 2) [2010] 2 FLR 351
• Miller Smith -v- Miller Smith [2010] 1 FLR 1402
• H-J v H-J (Financial Provision: Equality)
  (2002) 1 FLR 415: October 17, 2001
• Kimber v Kimber
  (2000) 1 FLR 383: January 20, 2000
• H v P (Illegitimate Child: Capital Provision)
  (1993) Fam Law 515: January 28, 1993
• Turner v Blunden
  (1986) 2 FLR 69: November 29, 1985

Publications:

• Cohabitation Claims: Law, Practice and Procedure (First edition published in 2009, second edition published in 2015)
• Contributing Author to Jackson’s Matrimonial Finance, 9th Edition (published in 2012)
• Contributing Author to Cases that Changed our Lives, Volume 2 (published in 2014)
• Contributing Author to Rayden & Jackson on Divorce and Family Matters (18th Edition)
• Editor in Chief of Family Affairs, the magazine of the Family Law Bar Association
• At the Dark Hour (a novel).  For more information please click here.

• Family Law Bar Association
• 2010 to 2014 member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee
• Patron of National Family Mediation
• Fellow of the Royal College of Arts
• Member of the Society of Authors
• Prosecuting Counsel for the Bar Standards Board
• Editor in Chief of Family Affairs
• Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
• Member of the Chancery Bar Association

• 1970 to 1973 Ampleforth College, York
• 1973 to 1976 St John Rigby Sixth Form College, Wigan
• 1977 to 1980 Pembroke College Cambridge
• 1980 to 1981 Inns of Court School of Law