UK Bar
Partnership - London (Bar)
John Machell KC
John Machell KC receives extensive and enthusiastic praise from across the market as the go-to silk for the most complex or intractable pure partnership or LLP matters, his mastery of the latter being cited particularly frequently. His partnership practice covers a wide range of sectors including legal and financial services as well as family-owned partnerships.
Strengths
"The doyen of partnership lawyers."
"John is practical, rigorous, clever and commercial."
"He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law."
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
John Machell KC
Strengths
"A very able advocate: he's got an excellent style, he's very intelligent and he presents things in a way that clients like. Very balanced and sensible, he is extremely easy to work with and very responsive - with him you always know what is going on in the case."
"Produces amazing insights."
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
John Machell KC
John Machell KC is a respected silk with a broad chancery practice, who often appears in trusts and estates cases as well as more commercial matters. He is also frequently sought after for offshore matters, particularly those concerning trusts.
Strengths
"John is fantastic and the breadth of his practice is very impressive. Very good for private wealth disputes and group litigation, his legal analysis is always on the money."
Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)
John Machell KC
Strengths
"He always goes the extra mile for us and our clients."
"John is a recognised talent for commercial litigation work, and combines excellent written work with skilled and persuasive advocacy skills."
"He is hard-working, has razor-sharp intelligence and possesses an incisive eye for detail."
Offshore - London (Bar)
John Machell KC
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 and the Cayman Islands.
Strengths
"John Machell has a very good advocacy style. He is polite but persuasive."
"He is good with difficult clients. He has an authoritative and calm demeanour about him."
"He is very knowledgeable and is an expert on partnership disputes."