Exchange Chambers

Personal Injury; Crime

The focus of James’s practice is on Personal Injury and Employment work.

On the Personal Injury side, James is regularly instructed by claimants in multi-track and fast track cases involving road traffic accidents, employers’ liability, public liability, occupiers’ liability, credit hire, and costs hearings. He has significant experience of cases involving allegations of fraudulent and exaggerated personal injury claims.

On the Employments side, James regularly acts for claimants and respondents in Employment cases and has experience in a range of matters involving unfair dismissal including constructive dismissal, wrongful dismissal, discrimination and equality law claims, redundancy related claims, holiday pay, restrictive covenants, unlawful deduction of wages, worker status.

Called 2018

PIBA (Personal Injury Bar Association) ELBA the Employment Law Bar Association ELA (Employment Law Association) CBA (Criminal Bar Association)

Qualifications: The University of Birmingham 2011-2014 (English Literature 1:1 BA (Hons)) The University of St Andrews 2014-2015 (English Literature 1:1 MLitt) GDL 2015-2017: Distinction (The University of Law) BPTC 2017-2018: Outstanding (BPP University)

Scholarships/Prizes:

Diplock Scholarship 2017-2018 (Middle Temple) Excellence Award Scholarship 2016 (BPP University) Urquhart Scholarship 2014 (The University of St Andrews)

James is a keen sportsman having rowed internationally as a junior for Great Britain and when time permits now trains and races in marathons and half-marathons. He also enjoys spending time relaxing with family.