Six Pump Court

James joined Chambers following the successful completion of his pupillage in April 2022. During his pupillage year, James gained experience in several Chambers’ key practice areas including, environmental, regulatory, and criminal work. He was supervised by Chris Badger, Simon Taylor QC, Stuart Jessop, and Mark Watson QC.

The majority of James’ work is criminal: he has developed a busy practice prosecuting and defending in the Magistrates’; Crown and Youth Courts. In addition to appearing in various trials including robbery; domestic ABH; sexual assault; harassment and exposure, James instructed to oppose various ancillary orders such as Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and restraining orders.

James has developed particular experience dealing with defendants with mental health issues. He secured a hospital order for a client suffering from a psychotic disorder who had committed ten offences including sexual assault and indecent exposure over a two-year period. He has also successfully persuaded the Crown Court not to activate a suspended sentence on the grounds of the client’s mental health reducing his culpability in his commission of dangerous driving.

Before pupillage, James worked as a paralegal for eighteen-months at a regional law firm. He gained experience in environmental law as a researcher at Plan.B Earth and on the committee for the PIEL UK conference.

Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

UKELA

Bar Professional Training Course, BPP University (Outstanding)

Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University (Commendation)

BA (Hons) History, University of Oxford (2:1)