John Armfield
Barrister and Mediator
John was admitted to the Bar in 1983 and has practised continuously since admission almost exclusively in family provision and estate litigation.
He is an accredited mediator with the NSW Bar Association under the National Mediator Accreditation System. John is frequently engaged in either face-to-face or online mediations.
He has successfully mediated many estate disputes and enjoys the challenge of assisting parties to arrive at a quick and cost-effective resolution of their disputes.
John’s expertise has been recognised in the Doyle’s Guide in 2015, 2017 – 2020, 2022 and 2023 as a Pre-eminent Leading Wills and Estates Litigation Junior Barrister.
He has spoken at many continuing legal education conferences in relation to estate litigation including family provision law, testamentary capacity, informal wills, estoppel in estate litigation and the rights of beneficiaries to obtain information in relation to the administration of trusts.
Court-appointed Mediator
Admitted to the Bar (New South Wales): 1983
Accredited by the NSW Bar Association as a mediator under the National Mediator Accreditation System
Equity & Trusts
Family Provision
Mediation / ADR
Succession / Wills & Probate
Member, New South Wales Bar Association
Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture: 2018
2014: Professional Negligence and Will Making, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
John has also presented numerous papers on the following topics:
Statutory Wills
Undue Influence and Coercion in Wills
Applications for Family Provision Orders
Judicial Advice in Estate Dispute Matters
Informal Wills – A Cross-Jurisdictional Companion
How to Get the Best Results in Inheritance Mediation
Professional Negligence and Will Making
Beneficiaries and Estate Administration
Contested Probate Matters in Practice
Testamentary Capacity
Competing Claims
Establishing Capacity when Capacity is in Issue
Notional Estate Disputes in current cases
The Pursuit of Justice
Re Estate Gowing; Application for Executor’s Commission [2014] NSWSC 247 – application for executor’s commission
Kastrounis v Foundouradakis [2012] NSWSC 264 – family provision-related property transactions
Hawkins v Barkley-Brown [2010] NSWSC 48 – application for executor’s commission
Scott v Scott [2009] NSWSC 567 – family provisions case
Sleboda v Sleboda [2008] NSWCA 122 – unconscionable conduct
CONTACT
+61 2 9232 8803
+61 2 9223 8018
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