James is a Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution team at Burnetts. He specialises in contractual, construction and commercial litigation, including professional negligence. He is recognised by Legal 500 as a Leading Partner.
Examples of James’ most notable work include:
Successfully acting for the defendant in the widely-reported ownership case of Culliford v Thorpe
Successfully settling a multi-million pound shareholder dispute involving shares in a company worth more than £8m
Acting for two generations of a farming family in a partnership and farmland dispute worth £3m
Professional negligence cases including acting for an engineering company against its former lawyers in a claim worth more than £1m
Representing luxury property owners in a six-figure claim against their architect.
James is an accredited mediator with CEDR, the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, and is highly experienced in mediation as a form of alternative dispute resolution which can often bring a swift, confidential and cost-effective conclusion to even the most challenging disputes.
James is a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association.
James studied Law at Durham University and completed his Legal Practice Certificate at the College of Law in York.