James specialises in commercial and insurance disputes, construction, and professional negligence claims. He regularly appears in the High Court (mainly the TCC and Commercial Court) as sole counsel or as part of a larger team. He has also been led in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

James is a contributing author of Emden on Construction Law and has co-written two chapters: “Bonds and Guarantees” and “Contractor’s Obligations as to Completion”.

He is also a contributing author to Westlaw Insight on the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Acts.

Called 2009, Lincoln’s Inn.

English, French.

COMBAR, LCLCBA, PNBA, TECBAR

King’s College School, Wimbledon (1999-2004); Somerville College, University of Oxford (2007, Jurisprudence); City University (2010, BVC).

Golf and cricket.