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Partnership - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
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.
Strengths
John Machell is the leading silk in this area, who focuses on the most complex, high-value work.
John Machell is an authority on LLP law, who gives concise and really considered advice. Very pragmatic in his approach, he always thinks about the end goal.
John Machell is in a different league to everyone else. His depth of knowledge across the field is so much deeper.
John Machell is lovely, very intelligent and a real street fighter. They call him 'Mr LLP'.
John Machell is a top-notch barrister who is both sensible and commercial. He has a very thorough understanding of the law and is extremely strong in terms of his analysis.
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
Strengths
John is excellent on his feet.
John is without peer among silks when it comes to advising on LLP and partnership law.
John is brilliant and highly commercial. He picks things up in an instant and doesn't sit on the fence.
John is technically excellent and able to step back and see the bigger picture.
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.
Offshore - All Circuits
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
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.
John is a good advocate, unflappable and very focused.
An excellent advocate and strong on commercial Chancery work, fraud and offshore.
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
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 in the Cayman Islands.
Strengths
He is an absolute pleasure to work with. He is extremely capable and also well liked by clients. A go-to KC for trust disputes.
John has a way of presenting to the court which the judges really respond to well across chancery and commercial matters.
John can advise on the full spectrum on offshore trusts work. He is just so user-friendly, incredibly responsive, and clients like him. He is straightforward and efficient.
Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)
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.
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.
He is without peer among silks advising on LLP and partnership law.
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.