New Square Chambers

James Davies is an experienced commercial and traditional chancery barrister with an established County Court and High Court practice. His practice encompasses commercial litigation, company and shareholder disputes, insolvency and wills and trusts disputes. Prior to coming to the Bar James qualified as a Chartered Accountant specialising in SMEs. Many of his cases feature complex financial elements or multi-generational family business disputes which draw on this expertise: “he’s brilliant on detail. He’s particularly good where there is a debate over figures or where there are issues over complex transactions” and “methodical and thorough in high-value disputes”. He has been consistently ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for commercial litigation.

James acts as the editor of the Surveyors and Accountants chapters of the Encyclopaedia of Professional Partnerships by Sweet & Maxwell. He is a regular contributor to LexisNexis PSL and LexisNexis Webinars.

James also has an established practice as a mediator, having successfully mediated a number of business and chancery disputes.

Called to the Bar 2004; 2003 – Lord Denning Scholar; Professional Appointments: 2016 - Qualified Mediator.

Chancery Bar Association; International Bar Association; R3 (Member); STEP (Full Member - TEP); ICAEW (Fellow).

1998 BA (Hons) Jurisprudence Hertford College, University of Oxford; 2001 Qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW); 2003 Bachelor of Civil Law Hertford College, University of Oxford; 2004 BVC Bristol Institute of Legal Practice; STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts Disputes; STEP Certificate in the Taxation of Trusts; STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross Border Estates; STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients