James specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking and financial services, civil fraud, energy, and regulatory & professional disciplinary law. He has substantial experience of high-value, complex commercial litigation and arbitration, and regularly appears unled in trials and interim applications as well as acting as a junior. Much of James' work is international, including arbitrations under DIFC, LCIA, ICC and GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre rules. He has significant experience of litigation and arbitration in the Caribbean, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and a number of Middle East jurisdictions (including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain).

Called 2011, Gray’s Inn.

Publications of note:

Contributing editor, Phipson on Evidence (20th edition) Contributing editor, Mithani on Directors’ Disqualification Contributing author, Jordans Disciplinary and Regulatory Proceedings (8th, 9th and 10th editions) Contributing editor, Atkins Court Forms: Financial Services Contributing author, Butterworth Financial Regulation Service

COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association, FSLA, Bar Pro Bono Unit

MA (English Literature), First Class, University of Oxford (2008)

MPhil (Eighteenth Century Literature), Distinction, University of Cambridge (2009)

GDL, City University (2010)