Mr Roderick James > Crucible Chambers > LONDON, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr Roderick James
Work Department
Roderick is a leading London junior with a strong Fraud and Serious Crime practice. His areas of specialism include defending clients facing multi-handed fraud, corruption and money laundering trials as well as cases involving allegations of serious and organised crime, homicide and serious drug-trafficking.
Position
Described by instructing solicitors as “very methodical with evidence and excellent under pressure”, he is adept in making complicated issues comprehensible. Skilled in mastering large volumes of evidence and displaying clear tactical judgement he regularly conducts cases at all court levels as either leading or led counsel.
Career
Described by instructing solicitors as “very methodical with evidence and excellent under pressure”, he is adept in making complicated issues comprehensible. Skilled in mastering large volumes of evidence and displaying clear tactical judgement he regularly conducts cases at all court levels as either leading or led counsel.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Roderick James – Crucible Chambers ‘With a patient, calm-under-fire but forceful advocacy style, he is favoured by judges and juries and rightly so.’
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Roderick James – Crucible Chambers ‘Roderick’s strengths include being extremely personable and well liked by clients. He has excellent advocacy skills, is incredibly hard-working and manages to find solutions in cases by carrying out innovative research.’
Crucible Chambers is an ‘excellent set of chambers that is going places fast’, with several strong barristers handling a wide range of criminal matters. Martin Goudie KC, praised as ‘one of the best strategists at the Bar’, is experienced in murder and robbery cases. Roderick James specialises in serious drug trafficking and violence cases. Leila Gaskin has a strong reputation as an ‘articulate and very persuasive advocate’ – she has recently acted in murder, attempted murder, and human trafficking trials. Clea Topolski KC took silk in March 2024.