John graduated with a LLB degree in 1971 from the University of London. He was called to the Bar in 1972. He was also called to the Barbados Bar in 1975. John was awarded a LLM in Commercial and Corporate Laws from the University College London. He was also awarded a Masters degree in Business Law.

John has been a member of 12 Old Square since 1981 and has played an active role in the administration as a member of the Management Committee as well as a pupil supervisor and as an equality and diversity officer.

John has appeared in the High Court and the Court of Appeal on behalf of defendants. He has spent twenty three years prosecuting for the Crown Prosecution Service and Customs and Excise. He has also appeared regularly in the immigration tribunals, both at the First Tier and the Upper Tribunal levels as well as in the Administrative Court and the County Court.

John’s areas of expertise include housing, civil actions against the police, personal injuries and education.

John was a senior college lecturer and taught law for more than twenty years. He was also head of department of Business and Administrative Studies at Tottenham College of Technology and was trained in Business and Management.

Professional membership

· South Eastern Circuit

· Criminal Bar Association

· Employment Bar Association

· Human Rights Bar Association

· Commonwealth in England Bar Association (CEBA)