John Wardell QC

Practice Overview

John has a busy commercial litigation practice dealing with all aspects of commercial life.  He has spent most of his time during the last few years on three large commercial frauds, all of which went to trial.  Each of these claims involved large sums of money, numerous documents and highly detailed and intricate facts.  John has proved himself to be adept at dealing with complex cases and has a growing reputation to match.

John also has a substantial professional liability case load acting in disputes involving accountants, actuaries, financial advisers, solicitors and barristers.    

He has a niche practice in travel work and regularly acts for tour operators in respect of commercial and health & safety issues.

Professional Reputation

Chambers & Partners, 2009

'"Client-friendly"  John is highly thought of.  Rated for "doing a superb job when handling difficult situations", he is particularly impressive on paper.' 

'"Committed to the end result", John gets "straight to the point and follows it logically to the end".'

'John is "as intellectual and commercial as he is client-friendly and versatile",  solicitors state.  Many clients' "first choice for a complex case", he maintains a particular interest in property valuation cases, although he also acts for and against solicitors, accountants and actuaries.'

'"Exceptional in jurisdictional cases", he is rated for his "straightforward and formidable approach".'

Legal 500, 2008-2009

'John is "an excellent trial lawyer - ferociously intelligent and very committed".  He is a "superb tactician who is as good at big-picture strategy as he is at detail".'

Qualifications

John Wardell read Law at Exeter University and then went to Wolfson College, Cambridge where he obtained an M. Phil. He was called to the Bar in 1979 and took silk in 2002.