Advocate John Rimmer is celebrating his nomination in one of the legal industry’s most prestigious global listings having been nominated amongst the Most Highly Regarded Individuals for offshore litigation in the Who’s Who Legal: Private Clients 2014.
The listing recognises John Rimmer as one of the world’s leading practitioners in his field, describing him as “the go-to guy” on the Isle of Man. The description continues: “He has a “first class” reputation for advising law firms, trust companies, banks, life insurance companies, family offices, individuals and charities on trusts, foundations, wills, estate planning, taxation and charity law.”
Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners in 34 areas of business law. The listing features over 16,000 of the world’s leading private practice lawyers in over 100 countries and prides itself on the integrity and authority of its findings. Listings are independently researched and based on peer recommendations.
Founder of advocacy firm, Advocate John Rimmer, and counsel to independent law practice, Cains, John qualified as a solicitor in England in 1993. After practising in London, he moved to the Isle of Man and qualified as an advocate in 2000. He started practising independently in 2014. John is the only Manx lawyer listed in Citywealth’s Honours List for the UK and Crown Dependencies (2013) and was also listed by Who’s Who in the Law in their global top 10 international estate planning lawyers for 2013.
John’s own private practice, Advocate John Rimmer, was established in May 2014 and specialises in both contentious and non-contentious matters concerning the creation, administration, variation and termination of private trusts, commercial trusts, charitable trusts, estate planning, wills, probate and the administration of estates, foundation and family governance and the protection of family wealth.
Commenting on his nomination, John said: “My Legal Who’s Who listing really is an honour and a privilege. I’m very proud to have been recognised in this way, not just because of the gravity of the publication, but also due to its being based upon peer recommendations. I would like to thank everyone who kindly took the time to recognise me in such a manner. This is a reflection of the quality of the teams and clients surrounding me as much as it is of my experience.”
Photo - John Rimmer.
