Private Client:Trusts and Probate, Private Client: Personal Tax, Court of Protection
Barrister with a general Chancery practice including litigation, advice and drafting in all of Chambers’ core disciplines. He has particular experience of private client work and advises regularly on wills, trust and estate administration, capital taxation, Court of Protection matters, contentious trust and inheritance disputes and family provision claims.
As a litigator, James appears in trust and estate disputes both as sole counsel and as part of a team. He also undertakes property, insolvency and general commercial litigation in the High Court and the County Court. While the majority of his cases are litigated in the English courts, he has also recently been instructed in trust disputes in Jersey, Bermuda and the Bahamas.
Professional Legal Qualifications: Bar of England and Wales [2011]. Other qualifications: Bar Professional Training Course, College of Law: Outstanding [2011]; Graduate Diploma In Law, College of Law: Commendation [2010]; BA (English Literature), University of York: First class honours [2009]. Academic awards, Hardwicke award, Lincoln’s Inn [2010]; Buchanan prize, Lincoln’s Inn [2011].