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Provided by John Randall KC
Practice Areas
Areas of practice are chancery and commercial law, companies, partnerships, professional negligence, real property and sports law. John primarily undertakes advisory work and appellate advocacy.
Career
Called Lincoln's Inn 1978; Bar of New South Wales 1979; Silk 1995; Assistant Recorder 1995-99; Deputy Head of Chambers 1998-2001; Recorder 1999-2016; Deputy High Court Judge 2000-16; Member, Legal Services Consultative Panel 2000-09; Head of Chambers 2001-04; Barrister and Solicitor of Western Australia 2001; Bencher of Lincoln's Inn 2003; Adjunct Professor, University of New South Wales 2013 (Visiting Fellow 2004-13); Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne 2014-17.
Professional Memberships
Midland Circuit; Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR; Midland Chancery and Commercial Bar Association; Society of Legal Scholars.
Publications
'The Tort of Conversion' (with Sarah Green), 2009; Rethinking the Economic Torts (with Simon Deakin) MLR 2009; Caparo v Dickman: Legal Celebrity or Jurisprudential Substance? in 'Cases that Changed our Lives', 2010; Proprietary Estoppel and the Common Intention Constructive Trust, Journal of Equity 2010; Express Termination Clauses in Contracts, CLJ 2014; When Louisa Carlill Caught the Flu (Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Company) in 'Cases that Changed our Lives 2', 2014; Criminal Convictions and the Civil Courts (with Matthew Dyson), CLJ 2015; England's Splendid Isolation (with Matthew Dyson) in 'Comparing Tort and Crime', 2015.
Personal
Educated at Rugby School; Loomis Institute, Conn USA; Jesus College, Cambridge (MA).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
John Randall KC is an accomplished commercial practitioner who has often been described as the "go-to" silk in Birmingham. He frequently represents financial institutions and corporations in complex commercial and chancery disputes, including contractual disputes, fraud and issues relating to sale purchase agreements. He has further experience in sustainability and profitability issues.
John Randall KC is a leading chancery silk who concentrates on the commercial side of the practice area. He is instructed in professional negligence and sport cases, as well as real property and company law. Randall is also an accredited mediator and is noted for his strong advocacy.
John Randall KC is an accomplished chancery and commercial silk with a reputation for excellence in company law matters such as unfair prejudice cases. He is noted for his experience in high-value and lengthy trials, and in related areas such as professional negligence, property and judicial review.
John Randall KC of St Philips Chambers is a multi-talented silk with an established track record in the partnership arena, who is particularly good at representing parties in disputes involving partnerships or quasi-partnerships in the real estate and planning sectors.
John Randall KC is a leading silk for actions against professionals including solicitors, accountants and engineers. He has a particularly strong practice in matters relating to real estate.
John Randall KC is an expert in property litigation. His substantial experience includes handling right of way disputes for landlords and developers. He is also proficient at taking on instructions relating to option agreements, restrictive covenants and rent reviews. He is well regarded for his work concerning easements. As part of his wide-ranging practice he also covers cases relating to professional negligence and sports law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John Randall is one of our go-to barristers for the more complex and high-value claims."
"John Randall is exceptionally thorough, always well prepared and always gets into the details."
"John's preparation and attention to detail is second to none."
"John Randall KC is very clever."
"John Randall is a barrister who has a keen understanding of the issues at hand and how to resolve them."
"John Randall is superb."
"John has a keen understanding of the issues at hand and how to resolve them."
"John is an incredibly bright and persuasive advocate. He is very well known on the circuit."
"He is superb."
"John is an exceptional advocate. When he speaks, everyone listens, including judges. He is never wrong on authority and his attention to detail is remarkable."
"John is very experienced and he has a great deal of gravitas."
"John Randall is one of our go-to barristers for the more complex and high-value claims."
"John Randall is exceptionally thorough, always well prepared and always gets into the details."
"John's preparation and attention to detail is second to none."
"John Randall KC is very clever."
"John Randall is a barrister who has a keen understanding of the issues at hand and how to resolve them."
"John Randall is superb."
"John has a keen understanding of the issues at hand and how to resolve them."
"John is an incredibly bright and persuasive advocate. He is very well known on the circuit."
"He is superb."
"John is an exceptional advocate. When he speaks, everyone listens, including judges. He is never wrong on authority and his attention to detail is remarkable."
"John is very experienced and he has a great deal of gravitas."
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