John McDonnell QC

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Qualified: 
Arbitrator
Mediator
Specialist Areas: 
Chancery
Commercial
Company
Intellectual Property
Partnership and shareholder disputes
Professional Negligence
Wills, inheritance and probate
Education: 
M.A Oxford
LL.M. Harvard Law School

Judicial History: 
Deputy High Court Judge

General Information: 
He specialises in large-scale witness actions with substantial documentation and heavy cross-examination and has frequently been instructed in civil fraud, professional negligence or breach of trust actions lasting or estimated to last many weeks. He often appears in Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man.

He also sits as a Deputy High Court Judge and accepts Appointments as an Arbitrator and Mediator.

The range of his practice is extensive and includes cases in the following subjects:

Companies and Insolvency

Directors Disqualification

Guarantees

Pension Funds

Judicial Review

Housing

Human Rights

Agency

Proprietary Estoppel

Fraud

Undue Influence

Breach of Confidence

Damages

Professional Negligence

Medical Negligence

Personal Injuries

Building Contracts

Charity

Trusts

Partnership

Sale of Land

Landlord and Tenant

Construction

Intellectual Property

Commons

Evidence