Employment and discrimination; commercial: professional negligence and indemnity; costs litigation funding; technology and construction., Guildhall Chambers
Employment and discrimination; commercial: professional negligence and indemnity; costs litigation funding; technology and construction.
James is a commercial specialist with experience of dealing with a wide range of disputes within the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. He has a particular interest is cases that throw up novel or complex points of law and regularly deals with cases that straddle the divisions between his main practice areas.
James has twice appeared in the Supreme Court in Swynson Limited v Lowick Rose LLP [2017] UKSC 21 (professional negligence; assessment of damages) and Gavin Edmondson Solicitors Limited v Haven Insurance Co Limited [2018] UKSC 21 (costs; solicitor’s equitable lien). He is recommended in Chambers and Partner and the Legal 500 in the fields of Commercial Dispute Resolution, Professional Negligence, and Costs and Litigation Funding.
Western Circuit • Regional Bar
James Wibberley – Guildhall Chambers ‘James is insightful and incisive. He turns around exceptionally high quality work extraordinarily quickly. He is a brilliant strategist and a ruthless advocate - brilliant at exposing the weaknesses in the other side's position and presenting them to judges.'
Western Circuit • Regional Bar
James Wibberley – Guildhall Chambers ‘James is very personable, client friendly and is an innovative thinker with sound commercial understanding. He is very sharp and reactive during cross-examination and is clear and concise in every point he makes. James also has a great ability to read opponents, witnesses and judges and makes the right calls based on his astute observations.'
Western Circuit • Regional Bar
James Wibberley – Guildhall Chambers ‘James is outstanding, the go-to costs counsel in Bristol and the region. He has outstanding attention to detail and unparalleled knowledge of the relevant law. James’ written advice and advocacy is also excellent.��
Western Circuit • Regional Bar
James Wibberley – Guildhall Chambers ‘James is insightful and incisive and turns around exceptionally high-quality work extraordinarily quickly. He is a brilliant strategist and quickly gets to the heart of the weaknesses in the other side’s position and is also a ruthless advocate.’