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John Ditchburn

John has an international commercial practice encompassing commercial litigation, insurance, banking and finance, insolvency, property and aviation and travel. He provides clear and focused advice on a range of legal, practical and procedural issues in contentious and non-contentious matters. His experience of litigation is vast, combining regular advocacy with drafting and advisory work. He also deals with international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.

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Qualifications

  • Honourable Society of the Middle Temple: admitted 2005, called 2007
  • Inns of Court School of Law: Bar Vocational Course: 2007
  • Brasenose College, University of Oxford: BA Law: 2006

Memberships

  • Commercial Bar Association
  • Chancery Bar Association

Banking & Finance

John advises banks and financial institutions on issues relating to financial contracts and assists with the recovery of debts and assets pursuant to credit facilities, hire-purchase agreements, guarantees, and mortgages. He has substantial experience of dealing with highly litigious individuals and of protecting the lender through strike out, summary judgment, costs, and civil restraint.

Related Cases

M v N: John defended a claim by a legally qualified litigant in person whose written arguments ran to hundreds of pages and who made numerous applications including for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.

F v H: John assisted a society with the recovery of a substantial sum of money paid under a life assurance policy over a period of almost 20 years following the death of the policy holder.

S v O: John obtained a possession order following various breaches of mortgage terms by the mortgagor and subsequently defended numerous applications and claims by the mortgagor, who raised a variety of allegations including fraud and sale at an undervalue.

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