James is a Jersey Advocate with more than a decade's experience as a Jersey litigation lawyer, specialising in contentious trusts matters and commercial disputes.

He acts mainly on complex trust and cross-border commercial disputes, including on cases that have gone before the Privy Council, and has acted for state-owned enterprises.

His commercial litigation experience encompasses disputes involving fraud, asset-tracing and directors' duties.

Having trained with a magic circle firm in London, he moved offshore in 2009 and has worked with Walkers Jersey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team since early 2011, and is a senior counsel..

James trained with Allen & Overy LLP and spent time in the firm's Litigation Department as part of the Trust, Asset Tracing and Fraud team working closely with the partner heading that team.

James gained experience of a range of litigation matters, including particularly trusts disputes, at a large Channel Islands firm before joining Walkers.

He has acted on some of the highest value and most complex cases before the Jersey courts during his time with Walkers.