James McClelland KC

Member of Chambers

James has a wide-ranging practice specialising in commercial, public and regulatory law. He is ranked as a leading practitioner in 6 practice areas: (i) Administrative and Public Law; (ii) Banking & Finance; (iii) Commercial Disputes; (iv) Energy; (v) Financial Services Regulation; and (vi), Professional Discipline & Regulation.

James’s cases frequently straddle more than one of these practice areas and he has been recognised as “particularly strong at the intersection of commercial law and public law” (Legal 500) and "one of the few people that has cross-over between banking, regulatory and public law" (Chambers and Partners). He is often sought out for cases raising complex points of law (in particular statutory construction) including in fields previously outside his core areas of practice (such as insolvency, pensions, tax and agriculture).

Call: 2004

Silk: 2021

French

• MA, Cambridge University (Eng. Lit) – Starred Double First (double first, including top starred first in the University)
• CPE, City University – Distinction (second highest in the University)
• BCL, Oxford University – Distinction
• BVC, Inns of Court School of Law – Outstanding