Serle Court received excellent rankings in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2023. Serle Court’s set ranking reflects its very strong showing of 7 silk and 8 junior rankings.

John Machell KC obtained a Band 3 ranking in Chancery: Traditional. John has a broad commercial chancery practice, and particular experience of large-scale litigation involving trusts, fiduciary duties, and fraud and trusts, particularly with an international dimension. He is regarded as one of the leading partnership and LLP silks and has experience of a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious matters across the whole range of business sectors. John acted for the successful appellants before the Privy Council in the groundbreaking trusts case: ITG Ltd and others (Respondents) v Fort Trustees Ltd and another (Appellants) (Guernsey) [2022] UKPC 36.

Chambers and Partners HNW 2023 has described John as “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.” "He is so easy to work with and his written work is exceptional”.

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If you are interested in other cases that Serle Court have been involved in, read our Annual Case Review here.