Divorce and family team.

Partner. 

James has far-reaching experience in all areas of family breakdown, with a particular emphasis on the resolution of complex international financial disputes and children issues. He advises on cohabitation claims and private children law matters, to include residence and sharing of care of children, international relocation of children and child abduction, and has extensive expertise in negotiation and drafting pre- and post-nuptial agreements.

James has acted for many trustees and beneficiaries on trust-related issues in divorce, and for a wide-ranging number of individuals in sport, especially in the world of football. He also has a particular expertise in Anglo-Italian cases.

Admitted 1992; Partner since 1998

Pension Advisory Group – A Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce (co-author)

Resolution’s Pensions, Tax and Financial Remedies Committee; 

IAFL; 

American Bar Association (Overseas Member); and

Resolution.

Wellingborough School; University of Birmingham (BA Hons History with Economic and Social History).

Born in 1966. James is married with two adult sons and two dogs.