Three Stone

James became a tenant at Three Stone in September 2019. He originally qualified as a solicitor in 2006 and a solicitor advocate in 2010. During his career in private practice, he has worked at 3 major international law firms: Slaughter and May; White & Case LLP; and most recently at Jenner & Block LLP, where he was a partner in its London office.  He is recommended in Chambers & Partners for Commercial Dispute Resolution both in the UK Bar and Global directories and is a ‘rising star’ in the Commercial Disputes section of Legal500 Caribbean.

James has a broad commercial practice working for corporate and banking clients, encompassing complex commercial disputes, civil fraud and international arbitration. His cases are often international in nature, involving parallel proceedings which raise questions of applicable law and jurisdiction, and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.  He has extensive experience of litigation in offshore jurisdictions (Cayman, BVI and Isle of Man).  He has also gained substantial experience of applying for interlocutory relief and advising on related jurisdictional issues.