James is one of the South West’s leading industrial disease litigators with 25 years of experience, and a specialist focus on high value asbestos claims.

James is recognised on a national platform for his experience in dealing with asbestos disease claims, in particular those related to mesothelioma victims who have passed away. He acts primarily for individuals and families who have suffered from pleural thickening (pleural fibrosis), asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis), asbestos related lung cancer or mesothelioma.  James also deals with provisional damages cases where a longstanding asbestos sufferer has experienced a deterioration in their disease.  He has also developed a formidable reputation in industrial deafness litigation, together with securing significant damages in public and employer liability cases.

Acknowledged nationally, James is an accredited Occupational Disease and Asbestos Disease specialist with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). James was the second individual to be nationally appointed.  He is one of only two solicitors with the accreditation West of Bristol covering Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset – APIL – Accredited Asbestos & Mesothelioma Lawyers.   Due to his extensive experience, James has been named as a national assessor to support the APIL asbestos accreditation scheme and has also been awarded acclaimed Fellow status by APIL.

Partner and head of asbestos litigation