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James Williams
Position
Employment (including leading Court of Appeal case on “worker” status – Westwood v HMG [2012]) IRLR 834, as junior to Patrick Green QC, and a major ECJ decision on holiday pay – King v Sash Window Workshop C-214/16 [2018] ICR 693); product liability and group actions (including recently in the Seroxat Litigation, the British Coal Coke Oven Workers Litigation and the Volkswagen Vehicle Emissions Litigation); general commercial and company law (including important case on restraining internet publication of confidential material – AMP v Persons Unknown [2011] EWHC 3454 (TCC)); common law work including inquests, industrial disease and workplace H&S.
Career
Called 2010. Trainee solicitor Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 2006-08; Associate Slaughter and May 2008-10; Judicial Assistant Court of Appeal 2010 (assisting Arden LJ); Attorney-General’s C Panel 2014-2019; Attorney-General’s B Panel 2021-date.
Languages
French (working knowledge).
Memberships
ELBA; ELA; COMBAR.
Education
Winchester College 1995-2000 (as scholar); Christ’s College, Cambridge 2000-03 (BA History First class; MA); BPP Law School London 2003-05 (GDL 2004; LPC 2005).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4James Williams –Henderson Chambers ‘James is a very persuasive junior, who is excellent on his feet and gets on top of the details quickly. Having James in your corner is beyond reassuring.’