Mountford Chambers

Praised by clients as being “a rare talent” and “a joy to work with from the outset”, Jim enjoys a robust and varied defence practice built up over many years.

This has included representing a variety of professionals ranging from Company Directors to Detective Inspectors, involving allegations of fraudulent trading, unfair and misleading practices, perverting the course of justice, money laundering and corruption.

Jim is equally at home defending in complex organized crime, often involving serious allegations of drugs and violence, proving himself to be “hard working, tactically very astute and extremely skillful in cross examination”, with “an outstanding work ethic, client manner and court presence”.

Jim has represented a Company Director in what was then the “UK ‘s longest ever” Trading Standards prosecution and acted for a senior police officer in the “largest ever conspiracy to pervert the course of justice” [acquitted after a 6-month trial]. He has defended well known individuals facing allegations of fraud, and various other professionals in the public eye. These have included a chartered surveyor accused of defrauding the Home Office, a company accountant for accused of tax and pension fraud, and an independent financial advisor regarding a novel “SIPP” scheme [acquitted after 4-month trial].

Jim has also built up a practice in cases involving elements of modern slavery.

Called: 1996