John Walmsley

Solicitor with practising certificate. Qualified in 1993. Very experienced dispute resolution solicitor.

Dispute Resolution - Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and ADR.

Main practice areas: corporate and shareholders’ disputes, construction and property disputes, insurance and reinsurance, banking, insolvency, asset recovery, commercial fraud, complex contractual disputes, and professional negligence.

Document Review Projects (Solicitor or Consultant)

• Montresor – First pass review for major US law firm regarding a shareholders’ dispute. Relativity One – September 2026 – October 2026.
• JKW Law – Leading a team of 6 paralegals/document reviewers on an electronic disclosure review. Relativity One. From mapping and collection of data to a first and second pass to a rolling solicitor and counsel led legal professional privilege and common interest privilege review regarding dishonesty and fraud in a complex and heavyweight shareholders’ dispute including a hard copy document review (Liability & Quantum phases) – March 2021 to March 2025.

Krishna Holdco Ltd v Gowrie Holdings Ltd and Others [2025] EWHC 341 (CH)

• Kroll Discovery – Privilege review for major US law firm. Ontrack – June 2017.
• Consilio – First pass review for leading UK law firm regarding commercial fraud. Relativity 8 (EY) - August 2014 and compliance and regulatory review for major US law firm. Relativity 8 (PWC) - June 2014.

Arnold School, Blackpool

(1979-1986)

University of Buckingham

(1987-1989)

University of Bristol

(1989-1990)

The College of Law, London

(1990-1991)

4 ‘A’ Levels

Bachelor of Laws (Hons) 2:1

Master of Laws (Commercial Law)

Law Society Finals Examination

Admitted as a Solicitor: October 1993