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James Leabeater KC
Position
Barrister specialising in general commercial law; especially insurance, shipping, professional negligence and construction.
Career
Qualified 1999, Lincoln’s Inn.
Languages
Italian, German.
Memberships
COMBAR.
Education
Oundle School; Oxford University (MA Hons); Leeds Metropolitan University (PgDip Law).
Leisure
Music.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3James Leabeater KC –4 Pump Court ‘A top silk for all things shipping. Very clever and able to break down complex legal issues and give clear and practical advice.’
4 Pump Court fields an in-depth shipping practice, which sees members of the set regularly appear in arbitration and litigation concerning substantial disputes in relation to shipbuilding, commercial shipping, as well as yachts. James Leabeater KC and Sean O’Sullivan KC are two of the group’s leading silks, with the latter appearing in and leading Rani Noakes in Havila v Hijos de J Barrerras, a shipbuilding dispute about two LNG powered ferries. Nick Vineall KC also continues to have a strong practice, having been instructed in a case arising out of a drill ship construction which went to the Supreme Court on appeal. The highly publicised Eternal Bliss was scheduled for the Supreme Court but ultimately settled beforehand; Alexander Wright KC acted in this case about demurrage on behalf of the charterers.
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5James Leabeater KC – 4 Pump Court ‘James is very thorough. He provides sensible and coherent advice that is applicable to the commercial realities of the matter.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4James Leabeater KC –4 Pump Court ‘James is very thorough and provides sensible and coherent advice that is applicable to the commercial realities of the matter.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4James Leabeater KC – 4 Pump Court ‘James is an intellectual powerhouse: extremely detailed and precise and cuts straight to the issues that the client or tribunal needs to be concerned with. James collaborates well as a team and he is responsive with consistent added value.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3James Leabeater KC –4 Pump Court ‘Very thorough. Provides sensible and coherent advice that is applicable to the commercial realities of the matter.’
Middle East: The English Bar > Construction
(Leading silks)Ranked: Tier 2James Leabeater KC – 4 Pump Court ‘James is precise and thorough. He works well as part of a team and is hugely responsive to instructing solicitors and clients alike.’