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John Machell KC

Global 2026

 Serle Court

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery

UK

Offshore (Bar)

UK

Dispute Resolution: Commercial

UK

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Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery - UK

Band 1
Strengths

John is very technical, always willing and someone who writes persuasive skeleton arguments. You feel like you have an advantage going into the courtroom with him.

John is brilliant and highly commercial. He picks things up in an instant and doesn't sit on the fence.

John is excellent on his feet.

John is technically excellent and able to step back and see the bigger picture.

John is without peer among silks when it comes to advising on LLP and partnership law.

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Offshore (Bar) - UK

Band 2
Individual Editorial

John Machell KC has a wide range of offshore expertise, regularly handling major trusts cases as well as general commercial disputes. He has significant experience acting for appellants. He is frequently sought out by clients in Jersey, the Cayman Islands and the BVI. Machell has had success in a recent landmark Privy Council decision.

Strengths

An excellent advocate and strong on commercial Chancery work, fraud and offshore.

John is a good advocate, unflappable and very focused.

John is my go-to chancery silk in London, for trusts disputes in Cayman. He is absolutely on top of his game and one of the best in trust litigation with significant Cayman experience.

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Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK

Band 3
Strengths

John is down to earth, super responsive and commercially minded. He has great judgement and balances the risks and benefits of a matter in a concise manner.

He is without peer among silks advising on LLP and partnership law.

John has a way of presenting to the court which judges really respond to. He rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in to documents and drafting.

A very able advocate with an excellent style, he is very intelligent and presents things in a way clients like.

John is hard-working, and has both razor-sharp intelligence and an incisive eye for detail. He is an excellent all-rounder.

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