James Edward

Managing Partner

Experience

James qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and is the firm’s founding partner.

He specialises in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, fraud and insolvency law for clients in the UK, Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain, and South America. James is the supervisor of our Insolvency team.

Education

2019 : Registered E.U. Lawyer and member of the Malaga Bar Association

1998 – 1999 : Aptitude examination (Bar Professional Training Course)

1993 : Qualified as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts

1990 – 1991 : College of Law (Guildford)

1986 – 1989 : Staffordshire University, 2:1 LLB (Hons)

Membership & associations

  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • Fellow of INSOL International
  • R3 The trade association of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring professionals
  • The Insolvency Practitioners’ Association
  • E.U. Registered lawyer with the Malaga Bar Association
  • The Spanish Chamber of Commerce
  • Board member of the British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

Something you didn’t know.

Having once run with the bulls in Pamplona, James now prefers more sedate pastimes including tennis and cooking – he claims to rustle up the best Paella north of Valencia.

Recent cases James has worked on

  • Acted in international arbitration proceedings against an African oil company.
  • Obtained judgement on behalf of a liquidator for £50 million against fraudulent directors of an international property company.
  • Secured a judgement for several million pounds on a wrongful trading action against several directors;
  • Acted for a Formula 1 World Champion involving a multi-jurisdictional liquidation;
  • Successfully defended a former World Rally champion in relation to a claim involving an alleged breach of contract, and successfully resisted an
    application for an injunction.

James speaks fluent Spanish, which assists with his cross-border litigation and insolvency work.

He is regularly invited to lecture for professional training bodies and for clients within the insolvency profession and is a contributor to R3’s quarterly Recovery magazine.

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Education

2019 : Registered E.U. Lawyer and member of the Malaga Bar Association

1998 – 1999 : Aptitude examination (Bar Professional Training Course)

1993 : Qualified as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts

1990 – 1991 : College of Law (Guildford)

1986 – 1989 : Staffordshire University, 2:1 LLB (Hons)

Membership & associations

  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • Fellow of INSOL International
  • R3 The trade association of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring professionals
  • The Insolvency Practitioners’ Association
  • E.U. Registered lawyer with the Malaga Bar Association
  • The Spanish Chamber of Commerce
  • Board member of the British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

Something you didn’t know.

Having once run with the bulls in Pamplona, James now prefers more sedate pastimes including tennis and cooking – he claims to rustle up the best Paella north of Valencia.

Accreditation and Honours