John Brown

John Brown consults to professionals in the field of trust law, providing specialist advice for lawyers, accountants and trust companies. In the area of litigation, he works principally with senior barristers who are engaged in litigation that involves trusts, providing specialised assistance and solutions. He has also had considerable experience as an in-house commercial lawyer. John is currently based in Europe providing specialised consultancy services.

John is a seasoned adviser with decades of experience in the fields of trusts, and asset and estate planning. He is a barrister of the High Court of New Zealand, a member of: New Zealand Law Society, New Zealand Bar Association, Chartered Accountants Australia and
New Zealand (member and co-convenor NZ Trusts Special Interest Group), STEP (member of the NZ education committee and STEP international contentious trusts & estates SIG committee).

John is the author and reporter of New Zealand Trust Reports (NZTR), an official law report series covering High Court and appellate court judgments concerning trusts, author and editor of New Zealand Trusts & Asset Planning Guide (1999-to the present day), editor and a co-author of New Zealand Master Trusts Guide, (published by CCH/Wolters Kluwer). John’s expertise has also equipped him as an experienced conference, seminar and webinar speaker.