Admitted In:
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
England and Wales (not practising)
Ireland (not practising)
New York (not practising)

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Trinity College Dublin
Diploma in Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring (Law Society of Ireland)

2020 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Notable Practitioner: 

"very well networked, good on strategy, commercial and pragmatic."

2020 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Leading Lawyer

2019 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer

2018 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer

2017 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer

"a trusted and responsive adviser, who is extremely user-friendly and proactive on any matter he advises on"

2016 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer

"always responsive and available to help"

​2015 Legal 500 - Insolvency specialist and 'up-and-coming star in the making'

​John is a member of INSOL, R3, the Law Society of England & Wales, the Law Society of Ireland and the New York Bar Association.

ADVISORY

• BVI Court of Appeal Overturns Black Swan - In a judgment handed down on Friday 29 May 2020 in Broad Idea International Limited v Convoy Collate...
  
• Wrongful Trading: Business is currently as usual in BVI, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey - Alok Sharma, the UK government’s Business Secretary, recently announced significant changes to UK ...
  
• 有关英属维尔京群岛、百慕大和开曼群岛法院之服務開放的最新情况 - 在这前所未有的时刻，各国政府正采取措施以应对 COVID-19 带来的持续威胁，...
  
• Update on Court Availability in the BVI, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands - In these unprecedented times, governments globally are reacting to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, i...
  
• BVI法院指定接管人接管中国法 院判定债务人的资产 - 最近的一项英属维尔京群岛 (“BVI”) 法院判决BVIHC(Com) 2018年第0032号值得注�...
  
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ARTICLES

• Guidance for Directors of Jersey, Guernsey and BVI Companies in Extraordinary Economic Circumstances - We are living in challenging times, arguably far more challenging than in 2008 given the supply and ...
  
• Walkers Special Issue 2019 – International Corporate Rescue - We are delighted to share with you this special publication containing offshore insolvency and restr...
  
• To Stat Demand, or Not To Stat Demand, That is the Question - A Brief Guide and Comparison of Statutory Demands in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islan...
  
• The Offshore Angle: An Expert's Perspective - In this edition of Vannin Capital’s In Conversation Series, London Managing Director, Rosemary Ioa...
  
• How China Supercharged the Offshore Market in Cayman and BVI - When Walkers was launched as an offshore law firm in 1964 in the small British dependency of the Cay...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers (London) ranked top tier for BVI and Cayman law by both Chambers and Legal 500 - Walkers (London based) BVI and Cayman law teams have been ranked in the very top tier by both Chambe...
  
• Walkers London Retains Top Tier Ranking in Legal 500 UK - Walkers (London based) BVI and Cayman law teams have retained their Tier 1 ranking in the latest edi...
  
• Walkers ranked top tier by Legal 500 - London, Jersey & Guernsey - Walkers' London office continues to enjoy its standing as the pre-eminent offshore law firm based in...
  
• Walkers IDR Among Top Global Law Firms in GRR 30 - Walkers' Global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group has moved up the rankings in the latest Global...
  
• Walkers Wins Restructuring & Insolvency Firm of the Year at Who's Who Legal Awards - On Thursday 16 May 2019 Walkers collected the Restructuring & Insolvency Firm of the Year award at t...
  
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EVENTS

• Fraud and Financial Crime – Risk and Regulation Conference 2019 - A changing world means that risk and regulation aren't just for compliance teams - these issues are ...
  
• Colette Wilkins to Speak at INSOL New York 2018 - Partner Colette Wilkins is to speak (and Walkers is to sponsor) the 2018 INSOL International An...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor INSOL New York Offshore Day - Walkers is delighted to be sponsoring the INSOL offshore meeting on Sunday 29 April, the perfect sta...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers London advised on the high profile restructuring of General Healthcare Group - Walkers London advised on the high profile restructuring of General Healthcare Group, the UK's large...
  
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