Barrister Profile

Main Areas of Practice

Commercial Law
Company Law
Land Law
Personal Injury

Biography

James was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2025 and is available to accept instructions in all practice areas.

During his pupillage,James gained experience in a wide range of commercial and chancery work, as well as judicial review, personal injury and defamation.

Qualifications

2025; Degree of Barrister-at-Law, The Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland

2025; Postgraduate Diploma of Legal Studies (Distinction), Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast

2023; LLB, University of Durham (First Class Honours)

Scholarships and Awards:

2025: JPB Maxwell Scholarship (3rd Placed Bar Trainee)

2022; Clyde and Co. Employment Law Prize (Highest Mark in Employment Law Module)

Experience

2025; Eoin Higgins Memorial Moot

2025; IPLS Supreme Court Moot Finalist