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Mr James Knott
Work Department
Barrister specialising in litigation and advice in the fields of commercial dispute resolution, civil fraud and asset recovery, company law, insolvency law and banking and finance.
Position
Company / commercial litigation; chancery (commercial); insolvency & reconstruction; civil / commercial fraud & asset recovery / banking & finance. James has a busy company and commercial practice, with a particular focus on shareholder / JV disputes and breach of fiduciary duty cases. With experience of court work and arbitration he is equally happy working on his own or in a team, and has particular experience acting as a junior in heavy commercial cases.
His recent reported cases include: Stanford International Bank Ltd (In Liquidation) v HSBC Bank Plc [2021] 1 W.L.R. 3507 (loss; Quincecare duty; knowledge requirement for dishonest assistance); Global Energy Horizons Corp v Gray [2021] Costs L.R. 133 (appeal re costs order following an account of profits); Richards v Harvey [2021] EWHC 21 (Ch) (breach of contract claims re property JV); Global Energy Horizons Corp v Gray [2021] 1 W.L.R. 2264 (six day complex appeal re a long-running account of profits; Re Law Debenture Trust Corp Plc’s Application for Directions); [2021] 1 B.C.L.C. 475 (bond trustee directions); Gertner v CFL Finance Ltd ; [2020] B.P.I.R. 752 (bankruptcy vs IVA).
Career
Called 2008; Inner Temple; pupil 4 Stone Buildings 2009-10; tenant 2010 to present.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association.
Education
Norwich School; Warwick University (BA (Hons) First Class History); BPP Law School (DipLaw; Bar Vocational Course).
Leisure
Music (guitar, piano), fencing, film.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Company
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3James Knott – 4 Stone Buildings ‘James has a very nice, calm, style of advocacy, and he is good at picking out only the key points and presenting well to the judge.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4James Knott – 4 Stone Buildings ‘James’ attention to detail is very strong. The matter in which we are instructing him is an appeal on a narrow question of law – James is extremely thorough in understanding everything there is to know on this area; his knowledge is encyclopaedic.’