Advocate James Turnbull > Walkers > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile
Walkers Offices
PO BOX 72,WALKER HOUSE
28-34 HILL STREET
ST HELIER
JE4 8PN
Jersey
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Advocate James Turnbull
Work Department
He acts mainly on complex trust and cross-border commercial disputes, including on cases that have gone before the Privy Council, and has acted for state-owned enterprises.
His commercial litigation experience encompasses disputes involving fraud, asset-tracing and directors' duties.
Having trained with a magic circle firm in London, he moved offshore in 2009 and has worked with Walkers Jersey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team since early 2011, and is a senior counsel..
Position
James trained with Allen & Overy LLP and spent time in the firm’s Litigation Department as part of the Trust, Asset Tracing and Fraud team working closely with the partner heading that team.
James gained experience of a range of litigation matters, including particularly trusts disputes, at a large Channel Islands firm before joining Walkers.
He has acted on some of the highest value and most complex cases before the Jersey courts during his time with Walkers.
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution
(Leading associates)Walkers acts for clients across a range of contentious matters, specialising in insolvency-related proceedings alongside matters related to trusts, including the restructuring of Jersey trusts and issues relating to assets held in trust. Practice head Nigel Sanders
offers ‘unrivaled knowledge of local insolvency law’ amid a practice that covers other commercial and trust disputes. Marc Seddon is sought out by clients in the financial services sector facing regulatory challenges and issues tied to directors’ duties, with Richard Holden specialising in trust disputes and those related to other asset-holding structures. James Turnbull acts for clients on a mixture of commercial and trust disputes, while Charlotte Yates handles both contentious and non-contentious trust matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates Jersey > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution Jersey > Dispute resolution