No5 Barristers' Chambers

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence.

James specialises in personal injury and undertakes work at all levels including those of the utmost severity. Having previously been in independent practice and having held a senior position in the advocacy department of a national firm of solicitors he has a friendly and approachable style with instructing solicitors. James deals with: road traffic accident claims (including low velocity impact claims), employer’s liability claims, occupier’s liability claims, fatal accident claims, claims involving the MIB, credit hire litigation. In the course of his practice, James undertakes: multi-track hearings, fast track hearings, disposals (including Stage 3 hearings under the RTA protocol), inquests, applications, case management conferences. James has delivered training on: drafting schedules of loss (with particular reference to calculation using the 6th edition ogden tables), quantum valuation, case management and application hearings. James is also happy to conduct file ‘surgeries’ on request. James has been dealing with credit hire claims since 1998, formerly in a case-handling role and then in the past 6-7 years in an advocates role. He has also assisted training others in how to deal with credit hire litigation and in how to present credit hire cases in the past.

Called 1994; Inner Temple.

PIBA.

Merchant Taylors School; University of Southampton, Inns of Court School of Law (LLB (Hons) 2 (1)).

Hill-walking.