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James Kitching
James Kitching
James is a leading barrister with over 20 years of experience in civil, criminal, and regulatory proceedings, as well as complex commercial disputes across multiple jurisdictions. He has defended governments, central banks, and some of the world’s leading corporations and financial institutions in cases often involving disputes exceeding US$1 billion. James is a seasoned advocate and regularly appears before the High Court (including the Commercial Court, Companies Court, King’s Bench, and Chancery Divisions), appellate courts, and arbitral tribunals. James frequently serves as counsel in international arbitration proceedings under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the Swiss Chambers’ Court of Arbitration. James also focuses on white collar enforcement and internal investigations in connection with alleged bribery and corruption, money laundering, export control and sanctions violations. He has particular expertise in advising on cross-border matters and has conducted investigations for the World Bank. He represents clients across diverse sectors including financial services, private equity, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, telecoms and IT.
Natasha Guthrie
Natasha Guthrie
Natasha is an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Litigation team in Sheffield, which undertakes a wide variety of commercial disputes. She has a particular specialism in claimant professional negligence claims and deals with a vast breadth of professional negligence cases as head of the professional negligence unit of the Sheffield team. In particular, she handles claims against solicitors, architects, surveyors, accountants, barristers, financial advisors and insurance brokers.