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Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK
Strengths
John is fantastic at cross-examining.
Clients have huge amounts of respect for John's strategic insight and wisdom. He delivers advice in a practical way with regard for their needs.
Offshore (Bar) - UK
Individual Editorial
John Brisby KC has a busy commercial practice that sees him tackle work in Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and the Caribbean. He has attained a fine reputation for his excellent courtroom advocacy and has acted in cases relating to the collapses of Enron, Barings, Maxwell and Barlow Clowes. His primary expertise is in fraud, insolvency and company law, including shareholder disputes. More recently Brisby has assumed work in Bermuda, the Middle East and Guernsey.
Strengths
John is a fighter with vast experience, great intellect and good instincts.
John is a fearless advocate at the top of his game; he is the kind of advocate that you want in a difficult fight. He's superb, a go-to lawyer for hard cases - complex company and insolvency matters.
Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery - UK
Strengths
John is a great, ballsy advocate. Nothing scares him. He is really into the detail, and gives you something more than the average barrister as he thinks of points no-one else has.
He is fantastic at cross-examining. His ability to put people in a difficult position and get the right answers out of them is just amazing.
Restructuring/Insolvency - UK
Individual Editorial
John Brisby KC has substantial experience advising on big-ticket litigation. He has appeared before the courts of the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda, among others. He also sits as a deputy High Court judge.
Strengths
John is strong in cross-border insolvency and fraud cases. He is highly respected for his strategic insights and wisdom, and he delivers advice in a practical manner with regard to clients' needs.
John is fantastic at cross-examining. His ability to put people in different positions and get the right answers out of them is amazing.
John is a great, ballsy advocate who is scared by nothing. He gets into the detail and thinks on unique points.