Mr James Knott > Chambers of George Bompas KC > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr James Knott
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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.’