James is a leading junior in cases involving serious injuries and fatal accidents, with extensive expertise and experience in international and group litigation. He acts in the most cutting-edge and high profile litigation, often with a cross-border element. He has expertise in all of the complex legal issues that arise in international claims and regularly deals with jurisdictional issues and the conflict of laws.

James is a robust and effective trial advocate. He enjoys working as part of a team on large-scale litigation and he delivers pragmatic advice with a consistent focus on maximising his clients' prospects of success. He finds paths through the most legally and factually complex of cases to get the right outcome for his clients.

He edits the leading practitioner textbooks in his main areas of practice: Occupational Illness Litigation (Sweet & Maxwell), Asbestos: Law & Litigation (Sweet & Maxwell), and Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service (Accidents Abroad) (LexisNexis UK).

Called 2013.

BCL (Distinction), Exeter College, University of Oxford

BPTC, City, University of London

BA Jurisprudence, Saint Peter’s College, University of Oxford