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Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)
Strengths
John is a creative thinker and a measured advocate who is very persuasive. He does not distance himself from the day-to-day work.
John is very brave and probably the best advocate I have worked with. He is intellectually very strong and happy to become part of the team.
He is ruthless at cross-examination.
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
Strengths
John is very brave, happy to become part of the team and very good with clients. He's also not someone to not sit on the fence.
John is calm, relaxed and experienced. He knows the issues in the case straightaway.
John stands by his word and fights to the death. He is a robust and eloquent advocate.
Professional Negligence - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
John Wardell KC maintains a strong commercial practice with a steady emphasis on professional negligence matters, in which he acts for claimants and defendants. He regularly takes on cases relating to legal, financial and property services, and also defends other barristers against claims of negligence. His professional negligence practice is supported by his experience of fraud-related work.
Strengths
Not who you want to see on the other side, which is a high accolade.
John is very good.
Offshore - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
John Wardell KC has a strong commercial and company law practice and a broad range of expertise, which includes fraud and breach of fiduciary duty cases. He is admitted to the Bar in the BVI, and has further experience in the Cayman Islands and the Turks & Caicos Islands. Wardell's expertise also covers joint venture agreements and partnerships.
Strengths
John Wardell is probably the best advocate I have worked with and is intellectually very strong.
Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
John Wardell KC is an outstanding leader with a wide-ranging practice who is accustomed to fighting complex fraud disputes. Many of his instructions originate abroad in such places as the Middle East and the Caribbean. He bolsters his civil fraud offering with complementary knowledge of commercial chancery and professional negligence law.
Strengths
He is a real heavyweight silk with a great court room presence and a very calm and persuasive advocacy.
He is brilliant, and his judgement is very sound and diligent.
He is a very good advocate good in appellate courts; he just gets a nice rhythm and pace with judiciary and bench.
A creative thinker who is a measured advocate and very persuasive.