Education:
LLB (Hons)
Middle Temple
Diploma in International Human Rights
James is a leading junior who exclusively acts for the defence in criminal cases. He has represented defendants in numerous high profile cases over the last decade in relation to a wide range of serious criminal offences, including cases of homicide, rape, major Class A drug importation/supply, and fraud. He is recognised as an outstanding jury advocate. James specialises in financial/business crime and financial regulatory work. In the recent past he has acted for a former director of Ranbaxy PLC in the pharmaceutical companies cartel case (R v GG(HL) ) which was the largest SFO prosecution to date. He has also represented a number of company directors in VAT MTIC frauds, duty frauds, complex confiscation proceedings, and substantial money laundering cases.
Cases undertaken include
R v. Shah & ors [2009]
Conspiracy to cheat the revenue – fraud directed against NHS Primary Trusts.
R v. Ford & ors [2009]
Conspiracy to supply 100 kilos of pure cocaine & money laundering of £10 million
Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical Fraud [2005-2008]
Multi Million Pharmaceutical Cartel fraud, the largest SFO prosecution to-date.
R v. Al-Gabri & ors [2007]
Multimillion pound car insurance fraud
R v. Kohli & ors [2007]
Multimillion pound money laundering case related to VAT MTIC fraud
R v. Jones & ors [2006]
Conspiracy to distribute counterfeit dollar bills
R v. Al-Hakim & ors [2005]
Multimillion pound car insurance fraud
Irish Office for the Recovery of Assets v. Waldron [2005]
Multimillion pound confiscation proceedings in relation to assets within Eire and Jersey
R v. Chandler & ors [2003]
Money laundering case – Operation Boyne – indictment stayed.
R v. Allan & ors [2001]
Multimillion pound conspiracy to defraud Prudential plc
R v. Cowan & ors [2001]
Multimillion pound duty/VAT carousel fraud.