Published Comment

The leading directories say of James

'QC material' Chambers and Partners (2009)

‘. . . excellent, very clever and a nice guy as well.’ Chambers and Partners (2012)

‘impresses with his diligence, legal strategy and advocacy’ Legal 500 (2012)

' . . .an extremely persuasive man to put in front of a High Court judge' Chambers and Partners (2011)

'. . . an excellent advocate, a very good communicator and excellent to work with.' Legal 500 (2010)

'a terrific barrister' Legal 500 (2009)

‘Outstanding bright star with a first-rate intellect' Chambers & Partners (2008)

‘A very good young advocate who is a tenacious cross-examiner. He is charming, easy to work with and attentive to clients' needs' (Planning Magazine, 2008)

‘commercial and impressive with clients' Chambers & Partners (2007)

Practice Areas

James is happy to provide details of his experience in specific areas and references as appropriate. Click on the links below to see an overview of his practice in different areas:

Public law
Planning
Nationally significant infrastructure projects
Environmental law (EU/UK/common law)
Compulsory purchase and compensation

Qualifications and Appointments

• Called to the Bar in 1996 (Middle Temple).
• MA, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge (1993).
• LLM, King's College, London (1995).
• BA Level Diploma in translation (Portuguese-English), University of Westminster (1996).
• Visiting Lecturer in European Environmental Law, King's College, London (current).
• Council member of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (present)
• Committee Member of the Administrative Law Bar Association (2005-2007).
• Former Judicial Assistant to the Court of Appeal.
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
• Gourmet essentials certificate, Le Cordon Bleu, London (2010); Leith’s Sauce Workshop (2012).