John F. Wilson KC

Practice Areas

John F. Wilson KC is the senior partner of McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes and the chair of its Executive Committee.

His practice areas include: Litigation & Dispute Resolution (Chair); Admiralty, Shipping & Aviation (Chair); and Trust & Private Client (Vice-Chair). He is an accomplished commercial litigator who is renowned for his problem-solving skills and ability to advocate effectively for his clients.

Career

Education:

LL.B (Hon) - University of Buckingham

Bar Vocational Course - BPP Law School

Wilson KC was admitted to the English Bar in July of 1994 and the Bahamas Bar in September 1994. He became a partner with MB&H in 2001 and senior partner in 2019. In 2020, he was invited to join the inner bar as a Queen’s Counsel.

Professional Memberships

John is a member of the following:

- Bahamas Bar Association (September 1994)

- Charted Institute of Arbitrators (Arbitrator since 2016)

- Accredited Arbitrator of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution

Publications

Contributed chapters in:

- Litigation 2024, Trends and Developments, Chambers Global Practice Guide, co-author

- Litigation 2024, Law and Practice, Chambers Global Practice Guide, co-author

- The Bahamas 2024: Introduction to General Business Law: Dispute Resolution, co-author

- Private Client: Bahamas 2020, LexisNexis Q&A Practice Guide, co-author

-The Private Wealth & Private Client Review (Law Business Research) 2018

- ADR and Trusts (Spiramus) 2015

- The International Real Estate Handbook (Wiley & Sons), 2005

- Carter-Ruck on Libel and Privacy (Buttersworth), regular contributor

Personal

Outside of the law, John enjoys spending time with his family and coaches soccer.