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)

2022 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Band 3: "He is very bright, switched-on, commercial and user-friendly."

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.

NEWS

• First BVI Freezing Order Granted Against 'persons unknown' in Crypto Fraud Case - On 4 May 2022, the BVI Commercial Court handed down its judgment in ChainSwap v Persons Unknown.&nbs...
  
• Walkers Scoops Asset Recovery and Restructuring & Insolvency Awards at 2021 Who's Who Legal Awards - Walkers is pleased to announce that its Global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution ("IDR") Group has won...
  
• Walkers Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Secures Top 10 Ranking in the GRR 30 2021 - Walkers' Global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group has been listed in the top 10 of global law fi...
  
• Walkers' London office confirmed as top offshore team in the City with Tier One rankings for BVI & Cayman law - Walkers' London office has been confirmed as the top offshore legal team in the City, with new ranki...
  
• Walkers London-based BVI, Bermuda & Cayman law teams retain top tier ranking in Legal 500 - Walkers London office has again retained its tier-one status, in the latest edition of Legal 500, fo...
  
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EVENTS

• INSOL London 2022 - Our global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice group continues to grow, offering Bermuda, Briti...
  
• Structures in Distress: Hedge Funds in Distress - In this webinar, Walkers' Partners Matt Sanders, Matthew Bloomfield and John O'Driscoll will be cons...
  
• Structures in Distress: An Offshore Perspective Webinar Series - The current and worsening economic downturn is predicted to be unprecedented. Whilst the scale of th...
  
• 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...
  
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ADVISORY

• Skye Assets Fund Spc – Pressing The Pause Button On A Voluntary Liquidation - Where a shareholder has redeemed his shareholding following a failed investment without objection so...
  
• Cayman Court Appoints Light-touch Provisional Liquidators over Midway Resources International - The Grand Court has handed down an instructive judgment appointing "light-touch" provisional liquida...
  
• To see or not to see? How the law on privilege has developed in Guernsey, Jersey, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands - It is of the utmost importance that confidentiality in legal communications is maintained within the...
  
• Revisiting the “Old Chestnut”: The Inherent Discretion to Confirm the Powers of Controllers Appointed Under Section 24 of the Insurance Law - On 29 September 2020, Chief Justice Smellie QC handed down his judgment in the Matter of Premier&nbs...
  
• Setting Aside Company Transactions Involving Jersey, Guernsey and BVI Companies - Financial pressure can change perspectives on transactions - whether through the lens of an insolven...
  
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ARTICLES

• Asset recovery roundtable: Post-pandemic trends in offshore markets - Last month, leading litigation funder and asset management firm Burford posed questions on major leg...
  
• Video: Cayman Islands Hedge Fund Corporate Governance and Best Practice, Including in Times of Distress - What are the fundamentals of board meetings? Let's discuss the best practices following the launch o...
  
• Real Estate Structures in Distress - Offshore Security Considerations - Although the real estate finance market has so far seen a continuation of the theme of forbearance a...
  
• A Cayman Islands Hedge Fund Review | Part 5: Relations with CIMA and Investors - A review of Cayman Islands hedge fund corporate governance and best practice, including in times of ...
  
• A Cayman Islands Hedge Fund Review | Part 4: Distressed Situations - A review of Cayman Islands hedge fund corporate governance and best practice, including in times of ...
  
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MEMO

• (Cayman) Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards - The purpose of this briefing note is to consider the availability of, and procedure for, enforcement...
  
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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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