John Wiblin

Solicitor - Head of Dispute Resolution

SRA ID: 398791

John is an experienced Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners recommended lawyer and the head of our Dispute Resolution team. With over 20 years’ experience John handles a wide range of commercial and personal disputes, covering everything from basic breach of contract to trade mark disputes for prominent entertainers. John has the complete skillset any business or individual needs to face their dispute head on. He is a Solicitor-Advocate with the right to appear in any court in England and Wales and a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator. So, for those looking to explore all their options whilst retaining a consistent and high level of legal advice, John can deliver. John is an experienced Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners recommended lawyer and the head of our Dispute Resolution team. With over 20 years’ experience John handles a wide range of commercial and personal disputes, covering everything from basic breach of contract to trade mark disputes for prominent entertainers. John has the complete skillset any business or individual needs to face their dispute head on. He is a Solicitor-Advocate with the right to appear in any court in England and Wales and a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator. So, for those looking to explore all their options whilst retaining a consistent and high level of legal advice, John can deliver. John has had a long, distinguished legal career across three countries. Originally hailing from South Africa, John read Ancient History at university where he enjoyed analysing large volumes of complex, often conflicting information and forming theories about events from the past. Studying ancient texts and materials, John found while later studying his post-graduate degree in Law, is much like solving a legal case – it involves gathering all your evidence (whether that be contracts, correspondence or conflicting witness accounts) and applying your knowledge within the wider context of the situation to convince someone else (a judge or a fellow archaeological scholar) that you are right. After graduating with his LLB in 1996 and LLM in 1998, John practised as a Barrister in Johannesburg, whilst studying further part-time for a specialist qualification in company law. In 2003, John qualified as an Attorney in California, USA, whilst living for a period in that state. John then came to the UK and, after reading for the Qualified Lawyer’s Transfer Test at BPP Law School in London, was admitted to the roll of English Solicitor in 2004. Also In 2004, John joined Longmores’ Dispute Resolution team. However, his professional pursuits did not end there. In 2006, John became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, followed by training at Harvard Law School in Basic and Advanced Negotiation. In 2010, John obtained his MA in UK, EU & US Copyright Law from King’s College London. The final string to his bow (for now) is his accreditation as a Civil & Commercial Mediator from the London School of Mediation.