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James is a leading barrister with over 20 years of experience in civil, criminal, and regulatory proceedings, as well as complex commercial disputes across multiple jurisdictions. He has defended governments, central banks, and some of the world’s leading corporations and financial institutions in cases often involving disputes exceeding US$1 billion.
James is a seasoned advocate and regularly appears before the High Court (including the Commercial Court, Companies Court, King’s Bench, and Chancery Divisions), appellate courts, and arbitral tribunals.
James frequently serves as counsel in international arbitration proceedings under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the Swiss Chambers’ Court of Arbitration.
James also focuses on white collar enforcement and internal investigations in connection with alleged bribery and corruption, money laundering, export control and sanctions violations. He has particular expertise in advising on cross-border matters and has conducted investigations for the World Bank. He represents clients across diverse sectors including financial services, private equity, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, telecoms and IT.
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Testimonials
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‘Steven Baker has an outstanding track record as a first-class litigator across a range of sectors.’
‘James Kitching - Hardworking, articulate and highly intelligent.'
‘A very high-end, bespoke service, partner-led and the quality really comes through.’
‘Dorothy Murray - a fiercely intelligent lawyer, very quick on the uptake. Hardworking and focused but also pragmatic. A great team leader with a clear sense of direction and a bedside manner to die for; clients love her.’
‘The team I know is James Kitching and Sulman Iqbal. They are a great combination for the reasons apparent in the individuals section. They are extremely collaborative with us as offshore lawyers.’
‘James Kitching is certainly one of the best solicitors I have worked with. He has outstanding judgment. He has shown great skill in managing a global dispute, combining overall strategic direction and detailed knowledge of issues facing individual parts of the dispute. He is fantastic with clients and provides them with the confidence to rightly, follow his judgment.'
‘Our experience has been that the commercial litigation team has a truly 'commercial' approach - strong technically, prompt and pragmatic advice.’
‘Dorothy Murray - she seamlessly blends technical legal advice with pragmatic, commercial, 'real world' advice that clients can actually use and implement.’
Key clients
- VGC Partners Goldman Sachs International Segulah Medical Acceleration AB and others Libra Holdings Limited Green Services International Limited Oracle Corporation (UK) Limited LivePerson Inc. CDW LLC / CDW Limited