John Whittaker Author & Editor

John Whittaker, Consultant Editor, was a barrister at leading chancery/commercial chambers Serle Court until his retirement. John Machell KC is a barrister at leading chancery/commercial chambers Serle Court. He has a broad commercial chancery practice, and particular experience of large-scale litigation involving fiduciary duties, 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. An increasing part of his work involves issues arising from the use of partnerships and LLPs in hedge fund and private equity structures; in international commercial group structures; and as part of wealth planning strategies. John also now acts as an arbitrator and as an expert pursuant to expert determination agreements; and has conducted internal inquiries on professional conduct and other matters for firms of solicitors. "John Machell is one of the leading lights in the partnership arena." - Chambers & Partners 2020 "The leading partnership silk; he is clever, quick, hardworking." Legal500 2019