James Pretsell > Farrar's Building > London, England > Barrister Profile

Farrar's Building
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7BD
England

Position

James’s practice consists largely in multi track personal injury work. He also has expertise in professional negligence and disciplinary work having represented individuals before a variety of professional regulatory bodies as well as the Administrative Court.

As a fluent French speaker, James has also developed an interest and practice in cases with a French element and more generally cases involving questions of foreign jurisdiction.

Career

Called 1998; Gray’s Inn.

Languages

French (fluent).

Memberships

  • Personal Injury Bar Association
  • Chairman of the Appeals Tribunal of the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain
  • Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
  • British Association for Sport & Law

Education

  • Karmel and Prince of Wales Scholar, Gray’s Inn
  • BVC (with Distinction in Advocacy), Inns of Court School of Law
  • Dip Law (Commendation), City University
  • BA in French & Philosophy (First Class), University of Bristol

Leisure

London Welsh RFC, cycling, cricket, coaching rugby and cricket, golf

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud

(Personal injury - Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4

James PretsellFarrar’s Building ‘James is very thorough in approach to his practice, is always well prepared and ensures he leaves no stone unturned when examining complex issues of causation.’