James Mulholland

James Mulholland KC is a highly rated trial advocate who has been involved in numerous trials of the utmost gravity, nationwide, throughout the last decade. He has vast experience in all areas of serious and complex crime, particularly, murder, manslaughter, international drugs operations and large-scale fraud.

He has also acted in numerous professional disciplinary matters with lay clients ranging from pharmacists to football clubs. He has been described as tactically very astute and compelling in front of jury or tribunal and rarely fails to secure a favourable result for those he represents.

He is a former Chair of the Criminal Bar Association. During his tenure, he was closely involved in the court recovery after the pandemic and also led negotiations on behalf of the criminal bar to the Bellamy Review which eventually resulted in a 15% increase in defence legal aid rates.

He has fought for improvements within the criminal justice system for many years.

James is ranked as a leading silk in The Legal 500.