2 Hare Court

James accepts instructions across the full range of Chambers’ practice areas, with a focus on criminal, extradition, and regulatory work. He has a particular interest in matters with an international or human rights dimension.

A core part of James’s practice is criminal defence. He regularly appears in the Crown Court, and he has been praised for his hard work, ‘considerable court presence’, and ‘understated and gently persuasive’ manner. His recent instructions include acting as sole counsel in a ‘third-strike’ burglary trial and advising a government department on disclosure in connection with a document-heavy regulatory prosecution. James has a particular interest in criminal cases with a human rights element and has worked on several cases involving ECHR arguments, including protest cases.

In the field of professional discipline, James is regularly instructed in matters before regulators, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Social Work England, and the Teaching Regulation Agency.

James has a growing practice in civil law and is appointed to the Attorney General’s Civil ‘Junior Junior’ Scheme. He has written articles on legal and human rights topics for a variety of publications, for which he has won awards.

Called in 2023.

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.

BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics (First Class) – University of Oxford (2018–2021); Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction) – City, University of London (2021–2022); PGDip Bar Vocational Studies (Distinction) – City, University of London (2022–2023); Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn; Lord Bowen Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn; Keble College, University of Oxford Academic Scholarship; Times Law Awards 2022 Runner Up; City Law School Bar Vocational Studies Scholarship.