Lawyers in England

James Driver

James specialises in resolving construction and engineering disputes. The team advises on all stages from procurement to the completion of projects, with a unique offering combining an English and Spanish specialism in construction and engineering law. We have a particular focus on energy and infrastructure projects.

Clarke Willmott LLP

James Duckworth

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

James Dunn

Consultant

Hanne & Co

James Dunn

James is a Consultant in the litigation and dispute resolution department and undertakes a wide variety of litigation. His particular specialisms are fraud, regulatory and inquiry work. James represents public and private businesses, individuals and regulators who have been the victim of fraud, carrying out detailed investigations and recovering assets. He also acts for the defence – those who are being investigated or pursued for assets. Of particular use is his accountancy background, which allows him to work effectively as part of a team of investigators, and gives him an understanding outside the traditional legal framework. James also undertakes a wide variety of commercial and other litigation and investigation cases, including disciplinary proceedings, judicial review, public inquiries, criminal investigations, negligence and contractual disputes. Recent cases include: regularly instructed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as an intervention agent and in litigation and disciplinary cases; acting for over 80 former soldiers in numerous inquiries, investigations and prosecutions in Northern Ireland, including Bloody Sunday.

Devonshires Solicitors LLP

James Dyson

Freeths LLP

James Earl

I lead the Fladgate’s Commercial, Sports & IP team. I have extensive experience in working with the full spectrum of stakeholders across an array of issues in the broad sports field, including national and international governing bodies, funders/investors, teams and clubs alongside rights holders, brands and agencies. I originally trained in South Australia and qualified as a tax lawyer, before moving into work in the sports sector which was cemented by moving to a UK sports law practice in 2005. This was my attempt to mix something I loved with a day job and, some two decades later, it has been a very exciting ride and is a decision I never regret. Working in sport as a lawyer means that your horizon is unlimited in terms of opportunity and work types and it must be one of the fastest changing industries I know of. Probably the greatest part is that my clients are extremely passionate about what they do and why they do it and this genuinely makes concluding deals and solving problems for them all the more satisfying. Sports law is also very multifaceted, meaning that there many legal disciplines involved. To that end, I’ve only ever been able to achieve success by having a lot of talented people around me and that is a key reason why Fladgate has been a great home for me from day one.

Fladgate LLP

James Egleton

Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator

J A Kemp

James Eighteen

James is a commercial litigator with a focus on the sports sector. He is a key advisor to many household names in sport, including The FA, the British Horseracing Authority and Premiership Rugby, on a range of contentious and regulatory matters. In addition, he advises teams and individuals such as Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden, regularly appearing before disciplinary panels, the High Court and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. James has particular experience in sporting investigations. His recent highlights include advising Premiership Rugby on a wide range of matters, including the creation and implementation of the Financial Monitoring Panel and the co-creation of a new Men’s Professional Game Partnership, as well as acting for Newcastle United FC on proceedings commenced in the Competition Appeal Tribunal by Sports Direct.

Northridge Law LLP

James Elliott

Partner in the immigration department, specialising in immigration and asylum law, and has extensive experience at all levels of the system, with an emphasis on High Court work. James also practices in public law, specialising in challenges to detention and claims for compensation from government bodies.

Wilson Solicitors LLP

James Ellis

Principal Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

James Evison

Partner handling a wide range of commercial disputes, including both High Court litigation and arbitration. He regularly advises businesses on commercial trading disputes, contract termination issues and post M&A claims. He also has a particular interest in fraud and asset recovery work and digital asset/crypto disputes.

Stevens & Bolton LLP

James Falle

Partner in the Commercial and IP team

Ashfords LLP

James Fawcett

James is a highly experienced partner leading our large Technical Claims team that spans both our London and Nottingham offices. He specialises in Defendant insurance litigation, with particular expertise in complex personal injury litigation and claims arising from equality and Human Rights legislation. His very large over-arching team includes our local authority team, motor team, commercial insurance specialists, our education sub-team, housing team, and he also manages a sub-team which specialises in pursuing business recovery and debt actions. James’ breadth of expertise means he is well placed to collaborate across our broader practice both to enhance our offer and to continue to build the unique reputation his teams have developed to embed transferable skills. He currently handles a varied caseload of complex, high value litigation, acting on behalf of educational establishments, Local Authorities, Public Bodies, as well as commercial and agricultural organisations. He has considerable experience in handling catastrophic injury claims, including cases involving traumatic brain injury, amputation, fatal accidents, disease and stress at work claims. James works closely with a number of key clients, providing tailored training sessions, secondments, and advice on risk management issues. He will always look to immerse himself in the client’s philosophy and adapt his approach accordingly. James has a growing reputation in the education sector.

Browne Jacobson LLP

James Ferguson

James specialises in family law dealing with all matters arising from the breakdown of a marriage/relationship. His legal specialisations include: separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, financial proceedings, children, and pre-marital pre-civil partnership and separation agreements.

Boodle Hatfield LLP

James Finney

Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

James Fish

Partner, European and UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Solicitor

J A Kemp

James Fitzgibbon

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

James Floyd

Partner advising public and private companies, asset managers, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals on a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, both domestic and cross-border.

Stevens & Bolton LLP

James Forsyth

Partner

TLT

James Foster

James leads Shoosmiths’ Corporate North teams (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and Leeds) and heads our Northern Private Equity practice and is nationally recognised for his private equity expertise. James specialises in corporate finance, with particular emphasis on M&A and private equity transactions, including acquisitions and divestments, venture capital, growth equity, private equity investments and joint ventures. He is recognised by clients for his hands-on and responsive approach, technical skills and commercial pragmatism. James’ client base includes acquisitive international corporates, US and European sponsors, private equity backed investee companies and UK private equity and venture capital investors. Recent experience includes advising: LDC on its sale and subsequent co-investment with Francisco Partners in ByBox; WM Morrison Supermarkets plc on the acquisition of three superstores from the Co-operative Group; Capiton AG (via its investee company the Dec Group) on the acquisition of Extract Technology from Wabash National Corporation; August Equity on its divestment of the Aspirations Group to Elysian Capital, by way of secondary buy-out; shareholders of Coppergreen Leisure Resorts on their exit to Away Resorts (backed by CVC Capital Partners Fund VII); shareholders of NSS Group on their exit to PTSG Group (backed by both Warburg Pincus and Macquirie Capital); Ellis Recruitment Group on its investment from Mobeus Equity Partners; Capfun on the acquisition of Lakeshore Leisure Group from Kings Park Capital and Management; Azets (backed by PAI Partners and Hg Capital) on numerous bolt on acquisitions in England and Ireland; Latus Health on its acquisition of ELAS Occupational Health and Industrial Diagnostics Group from Citation; Management of Building Costs Information Service Limited, a carve out from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, on its investment by LDC; shareholders of Taskmaster Resources on their sale to IPE Ventures; shareholders of BYM-Digival to Nurtur Group (backed by Tosca Fund); YFM Equity Partners in respect of their investment alongside Comhar Capital in Panintelligence; investment into Force 24; their co-investment alongside Maven Capital Partners into Summize Group; and Yorkshire Wildlife Group on its debt and equity raise from Lloyds Bank plc and BGF.

Shoosmiths LLP

James Fownes

Partner

Shakespeare Martineau LLP

James Frampton

I am a Partner in Michelmores’ Tax, Trusts & Succession team. I advise individuals and families in the UK and abroad on ways to protect and pass on assets from one generation to the next. This can range from preparing a client’s Will or lasting power of attorney to advising on trust structures, family partnerships, advising on UK tax issues or helping those coming to the UK to navigate our tax system. A large part of my practice is assisting clients with US connections with their estate planning including preparing Wills and reviewing and advising on the UK tax consequences of US trusts. As my wife and sons are US citizens, I have had to grapple with issues facing US citizens living in the UK and so understand the frustrations that clients in a similar position face. I also advise families and trustees who own land and estates by working closely with colleagues in our Agriculture and Property teams. As a director of Michelmores Trust Corporation Limited I also oversee a number of UK trusts and estates. I regularly advise trustees and beneficiaries both in the UK and abroad on trust and UK tax issues and am part of the Firm’s Trust Advisory Group. I trained and worked at a well-known London firm before moving to Michelmores in 2014. I am a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP). Expertise International International Private Wealth Landed Estates Partnerships/LLPs Private Property & Landed Estates Private Wealth Tax Tax, Trusts & Succession US/UK Estate Planning James Frampton - Partner - Tax, Trusts & Succession | Michelmores

Michelmores LLP

James Frankland

Legal Director

HCR Law

James Frost

James is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Development & Investment team, acting for mixed use developers, property companies, investment funds and institutional landlords. He advises on all aspects of commercial property, including conditional sale and purchase agreements, the grant and exercise of options, agreements for lease and pre-lets, acquisition and disposal work, as well as having extensive experience in landlord and tenant and portfolio management work. Recent experience includes: acted for property investment and development company on the acquisition of an east-midlands multi-let industrial and logistics estate. acted for property investment and development company on the acquisition of an eight-storey office building in Birmingham. acted for various property investment companies on the acquisition of multi-let shopping centres and retail parks across England. acted for property fund on the assembly, funding, development and letting of multiple logistics and distribution developments. acted for institutional landlords on the leasing and portfolio asset management of various major retail and commercial assets across England.

Shoosmiths LLP