John Quinlan
Associate
John Quinlan is an associate in the contentious trusts group at Stephenson Harwood, specialising in complex trusts, estates, and private wealth disputes, often with an offshore element.
Associate
John Quinlan is an associate in the contentious trusts group at Stephenson Harwood, specialising in complex trusts, estates, and private wealth disputes, often with an offshore element.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
John Quinlan is an associate in the contentious trusts group at Stephenson Harwood, based in London. He specialises in advising on complex trust, estate, private wealth, and chancery disputes, with significant experience handling litigation from the pre-action stage through to substantive hearings. He has acted in high-profile cases, including disputes involving substantial probate claims, trust disputes over offshore company shares, and challenges to the validity of wills. John is recognised for his attention to detail and is noted as a talented associate by The Legal 500.
Hong Kong trust proceedings
Advising the trustee of a trust for one of Asia's wealthiest and most high profile and litigious families on various contentious matters, including the potential restructuring of that trust.
Multi-jurisdictional trust and probate dispute
Acting for the adult children in a complex High Court matter concerning a substantial probate claim and a claim as to the ownership of the shares in a BVI company and a parallel international succession dispute in Belgium.
Contentious Probate
Acting for an Iranian-American beneficiary of an English estate under the Intestacy Rules in which a purported son of the Deceased has applied for probate from Tehran
Contentious Probate
Acting for the executor of an estate in which the validity of a mutual will was challenged.
Rectification
Advising a widow on a rectification claim in respect of her late husband’s will which was invalid under s.9 of the Wills Act 1837 due to a solicitor’s clerical error.
