Profile
James has a broad civil litigation and advisory practice. He has particular expertise in contract and commercial disputes, trusts, estates and insurance.
James holds a masters in law with first class honours from the University of Cambridge. He began his career at Bell Gully and subsequently worked as a judge’s clerk at the Court of Appeal.
James joined Shortland Chambers in 2016. Prior to joining the bar, James practised in London at a top tier US firm specialising in international commercial arbitration and litigation.
Recent highlights of James’ practice include:
Profile
James has a broad civil litigation and advisory practice. He has particular expertise in contract and commercial disputes, trusts, estates and insurance.
James holds a masters in law with first class honours from the University of Cambridge. He began his career at Bell Gully and subsequently worked as a judge’s clerk at the Court of Appeal.
James joined Shortland Chambers in 2016. Prior to joining the bar, James practised in London at a top tier US firm specialising in international commercial arbitration and litigation.
Recent highlights of James’ practice include:
Profile
James has a broad civil litigation and advisory practice. He has particular expertise in contract and commercial disputes, trusts, estates and insurance.
James holds a masters in law with first class honours from the University of Cambridge. He began his career at Bell Gully and subsequently worked as a judge’s clerk at the Court of Appeal.
James joined Shortland Chambers in 2016. Prior to joining the bar, James practised in London at a top tier US firm specialising in international commercial arbitration and litigation.
Recent highlights of James’ practice include:
Areas of practice
Additional information
Commercial disputes
James regularly acts for those involved in commercial disputes, including those relating to contract, company and partnership matters. He appears in trial and appellate courts and in arbitrations. Examples of James’ work include:
Trusts and estates
James is instructed to act for and advise trustees, executors, beneficiaries, solicitors and accountants. He has significant experience of matters involving the scope of trustees’ powers and duties; the appointment and removal of trustees; relationship property and trusts; breach of trust claims; applications by trustees to the High Court; probate disputes, including issues of construction and rectification of wills and testamentary capacity; administration of estates and charitable trusts.
The majority of his trusts-related work is confidential but examples include:
Insurance
James acts for insurers, brokers and policyholders. He works across lines including directors’ and officers’ liability, general / public liability, property damage, professional indemnity and business interruption. Examples of James’ work include:
Public and regulatory
James accepts instructions across all areas of public law and regulation. Examples of James’ work include:
Commercial disputes
James regularly acts for those involved in commercial disputes, including those relating to contract, company and partnership matters. He appears in trial and appellate courts and in arbitrations. Examples of James’ work include:
Trusts and estates
James is instructed to act for and advise trustees, executors, beneficiaries, solicitors and accountants. He has significant experience of matters involving the scope of trustees’ powers and duties; the appointment and removal of trustees; relationship property and trusts; breach of trust claims; applications by trustees to the High Court; probate disputes, including issues of construction and rectification of wills and testamentary capacity; administration of estates and charitable trusts.
The majority of his trusts-related work is confidential but examples include:
Insurance
James acts for insurers, brokers and policyholders. He works across lines including directors’ and officers’ liability, general / public liability, property damage, professional indemnity and business interruption. Examples of James’ work include:
Public and regulatory
James accepts instructions across all areas of public law and regulation. Examples of James’ work include:
BA/LLB (Hons) (Auck)
LLM (Cantab) (First Class)
Year Admitted: 2008
Barrister Sole: 2016
