Avocats – England

John Hutchinson

Managing Partner

Broadfield Law UK LLP

John Inglese

Senior Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

John Irving

Clarke Willmott LLP

John Ivory

Director and Costs Lawyer

KB Legal Costs Services Limited

John Kelly

John is a reputation and brand protection lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in media and information law. John is one of the leading lawyers in all aspects of media and information law and is actively involved at the forefront of this field. John’s work is international and he advises clients all over the world including in the UK, US and the Middle East. He acts for A-list clients in the entertainment industry, music and sport. He also represents UHNW clients and corporate clients. He has represented a host of well-known clients including the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Steve Coogan, and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. John has developed Personal Protection Principles which are used to protect clients’ reputations, their family and their security. John is a sought after speaker on reputation protection and personal protection rights both in the UK, and internationally including in the US, Middle East and Australia. John is recognised as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Chambers UK, The Legal 500, Chambers High Net Worth and Spear’s Magazine and has been named ‘Reputation Protection Lawyer of the Year’ by Spear’s.

Harbottle & Lewis LLP

John Kelly

An experienced dispute lawyer, John specialises in complex construction defects cases, including dealing with matters of professional negligence. He also has significant experience in bringing and defending construction adjudications on matters of termination, payment, extension of time and defects. John has growing experience with international construction disputes. He has been involved within the construction industry since leaving school in 1982, until re-training as a solicitor in 2000 focusing solely on construction law. John’s in-depth sector knowledge is a significant advantage in assessing a client’s position. It allows John to work efficiently with his clients and enables him to obtain a quick grasp on the issues to be resolved. John is frequently brought in to assist on problem projects to help guide the project team, protecting a client’s position against a back drop of a live contract.

Freeths LLP

John Kiely

As Head of Howard Kennedy’s Immigration team, John Kiely provides strategic advice in all areas of UK immigration law. John is a partner and Head of Immigration, leading the firm’s corporate and private client immigration offering. With over a decade’s worth of experience in immigration law, John is an expert in all immigration application types. He assists individuals and families on issues relating to settlement, nationality, as well as applications under the Appendix FM, Tier 1 (Investor), Global Talent, Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility, International Sportsperson, Start-up and Innovator routes. John has developed a particular focus on high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs – and works closely with third party advisors in the private wealth and tax space. He is considered an industry leader in Tech Nation visa applications and has developed an expertise in the International Sportsperson visa – and his opinion has been sought by national publications on football player transfers and the Government Body Endorsement criteria.

Howard Kennedy LLP

John Kirkwood

John is a partner in the corporate finance team. He has significant transactional experience acting for a broad range of clients, including buyers, sellers, SMEs, individuals, private equity, insolvency practitioners, international businesses and family investment firms.

Cripps

John Kyriacou

Partner specialising in clinical negligence litigation and defamation.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

John Leake

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

John Leasure

John is a Partner in Hamlins' Real Estate team. Having previously been based in the United Arab Emirates, John is well-versed in advising clients from all backgrounds and experience levels – from seasoned investors to those whom may be may be making their first foray into UK real estate. John’s clients operate in a variety of market sectors, including retail, hotels and leisure, healthcare and light industrial and John is known for targeting his advice to the key commercial drivers of the businesses which he supports. John’s instructions often involve cross-jurisdictional advice and he is used to working closely and effectively with clients’ other professional advisors around the globe.

Hamlins LLP

John Leeming

Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator, Patent Attorney Litigator

J A Kemp

John Lowther

John has over a decade of experience specialising in medical negligence claims and has a breadth of experience from handling a very varied case load. He has a particular interest in complicated litigation, where the impact on the patient has been particularly severe and posses considerable experience acting on behalf of grieving families who have lost loved ones, those who have suffered whilst in prison and in claims arising from substandard practice including urology, paediatric, general surgery and orthopaedic departments. He has also worked on claims relating to treatment provided in public and private hospitals, care homes and by ambulance services, GPs and dentists and has represented clients in Inquests and at the County Court.

Slater and Gordon

John MacAulay

Partner, Head of Employment

Greenwoods

John Marshall

Principal lawyer, employment. John’s practice encompasses all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious. His practice includes High Court litigation concerning the enforcement of restrictive covenants, interpretation of contractual claims, implied terms, penalty clauses and the assessment of damages. Employment Tribunal claims featuring complicated City whistleblowing claims and discrimination claims are a regular feature of the work he undertakes. John also regularly advises directors and senior corporate officers on boardroom disputes and their service agreements and benefits, and partners and members of LLPs on all aspects of their joining, leaving and disputes arising. John also advises extensively those who are FCA authorised; on the regulatory side of their employment or FCA enforcement action against them.

Slater and Gordon

John May

Member specialising in claims and procurement construction work, including building, engineering and power and process plant contracts; currently advising a number of major contractors, sub-contractors and professional consultants on a variety of projects; significant experience of major mechanical and electrical engineering projects and traditional building contracts.

Freeths LLP

John McArdle

John joined Weightmans in 2008 and is an Associate in the Employment, Pensions and Immigration team in Liverpool. He acts for private and public sector clients and specialises in complex respondent Employment Tribunal litigation. John has a broad experience of providing both non-contentious and contentious employment advice to commercial clients, including senior executives. He provides policy and operational advice to FTSE 100 clients and local authorities on a range of issues, including diversity, sick absence management, performance and capability, misconduct and contractual issues. He is an experienced advocate and regularly undertakes advocacy at final hearings in the Employment Tribunals. John presents Weightmans seminars and in house training sessions for clients. He also writes articles which are published in the HR press. John is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Weightmans LLP

John McAuliffe

Partner

Warners Solicitors

John McElroy

Partner

Fieldfisher

John McGeough

John is a partner in the real estate team. He helps clients on all aspects of their property portfolios, including acquisitions and disposals, lettings, reorganisations, development projects.

Cripps

John McNeilly

Partner

Hill Dickinson LLP

John McQuater

Partner and head of litigation with overall responsibility for the personal injury, clinical negligence and employment teams. Solicitor/advocate with rights of audience in the high courts for civil proceedings. Undertakes complex personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Also provides professional training on a range of legal subjects

Switalskis Solicitors

John Melville-Smith

John is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team, with over 20 years’ experience, particularly in challenges to wills, contested probate and inheritance disputes, commercial partnership and contract disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and debt recovery. John has a reputation for giving his clients candid and clear advice both on the prospects of success in law and on the commercial realities of the situation. He is experienced in negotiating settlements from positions of both strength and weakness and always advises his clients to seek a negotiated or mediated settlement in preference to incurring the costs and uncertainties of trial. Wherever possible, he conducts his own advocacy, in both the County and High Courts, and has conducted many trials himself, mainly of fast track contract disputes in the County Court. John is a member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (‘ACTAPS’).

Seddons GSC LLP

John Midgley

John is a Partner in the Property Disputes team and heads up the specialist Leasehold Enfranchisement team at Seddons. His clients include residential and commercial landlords, tenants and managing agents. John is a leading practitioner in the field of collective enfranchisement, lease extensions and right to manage claims, having been involved in numerous highly contentious cases. His work also includes possession/forfeiture proceedings, service charge/rent disputes, dilapidations claims, contentious business lease renewals and breach of covenant actions. John is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners. He writes regularly for the “UK Landlord” magazine and other publications on a variety of enfranchisement and landlord and tenant issues. John was instrumental in pioneering the Leasehold Reform Amendment Act 2014 and continues to work with parliamentarians on issues within the leasehold sector.

Seddons GSC LLP