Profile description
John is regularly instructed to appear in the County Court in small claims and fast-track matters and has a growing paper practice which naturally includes the drafting of documents and the provision of written advice at any stage in proceedings.
John is prepared to consider instructions on a CFA basis in the right case and he is also qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the public.
Prior to practising as a barrister, John was employed for 16 years as a full-time operational firefighter at busy city centre fire stations dealing with all manner of emergencies. It was whilst serving as a firefighter that John embarked upon a part-time law degree, eventually going on to qualify as a barrister in 2011.
After qualifying as a barrister and before starting in practice, John taught law at undergraduate and postgraduate level at Sheffield Hallam University (teaching Equity and Trusts, Land Law and Intellectual Property Law) before accepting a prestigious fixed-term position as a Judicial Assistant in the Court of Appeal to Lord Dyson, the then Master of the Rolls, in 2012/13.
When not practising, John’s interests are mainly in sport and fitness. John has a particular interest in triathlon and he regularly competes in events around the country and overseas.
Qualifications:
LLB (Hons) 1st Class – Sheffield Hallam University – 2010
BPTC – Very Competent, Nottingham Law School – 2011
Called to the Bar – Inner Temple – October 2011
Academic Prizes:
2010 – Sweet and Maxwell Law Prize, Sheffield Hallam University (Student achieving the highest marks on the LLB)
2008 – Russell, Jones & Walker Tort Law Prize, Sheffield Hallam University (Best student on the Tort Law Module)
2007 – Oxford University Press Award for Law, Sheffield Hallam University (Best 1st Year student on division’s law degrees)
Other Awards:
2010 – Inner Temple Exhibition Award and Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Scholarship
2001 – Chief Fire Officer’s Commendation (South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue) – Rescue of a man from a 150-foot tower crane.
1993 – Recruit Instructors’ Award (Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue)
