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James Cornwell

020 7632 8500 james.cornwell@11kbw.com

Position

James Cornwell is a barrister specialising in public, education, information and local government law. His public law practice sees him appear regularly in the Administrative Court in judicial reviews on a wide range of issues, principally for central government and a variety of public authorities, and in the Upper Tribunal on administrative appeals. He has also appeared in the Court of Appeal. His education practice has involved appearances in the Court of Appeal, High Court, county court and the FTT (SEND) (formerly SENDIST) on issues including disability discrimination, special educational needs, school exclusions and admissions, discrimination, negligence and breach of contract claims against private schools and higher education institutions. In his information law practice he appears regularly in the FTT (Information Rights) and Upper Tribunal on appeals under the Freedom of Information Act, often representing the Information Commissioner or public authorities, and also in data protection proceedings both in the Tribunal (enforcement and monetary penalty notice appeals) and county court. He is a member of the Attorney-General’s B Panel of Counsel.

Career

Qualified 2002; Middle Temple; contributor ‘Information Law Reports’ and former contributor ‘Tolley’s Employment Handbook’; ‘Local Government Law’.

Memberships

ELBA; ELA; ALBA.

Education

Prior Park College, Bath; University College, Oxford (1993 BA Hons Philosophy, Politics and Economics); University College, London (1995 MPhil Philosophy); Brasenose College, Oxford (2000 DPhil Philosophy); City University (2001 Diploma in Law); Inns of Court School of Law (2002 Bar Vocational Course).