James McWilliams

Background

About James McWilliams

James specialises in complex, high-value and international litigation and arbitration. His practice sees him instructed across a wide range of commercial disputes, often with a fraud, or insolvency aspect. James is one of just five juniors ranked by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 for commercial dispute resolution, a position he now held for several years. He also holds rankings in the directories for civil fraud, insolvency, offshore commercial disputes and gambling disputes. The directories have described him as “a future superstar”, “the A-team of the Bar”, “phenomenally bright; he’s someone who is constantly the smartest person in the room”, “really good on his feet, unflappable and at ease before the court”, “an impressive, assured advocate”, “meticulous and his turnover timing is absolutely amazing”, “incredibly responsive and a man who loves hard work”, “the complete package: incredibly sharp on matters of black letter law, experienced beyond his years on matters of strategy, a great team member and a real gent”, “super-responsive, friendly and a real team player”, “a pleasure to work with” and “very calm, reassuring to clients and just fantastic”. James is a confident advocate and has appeared unled in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and in the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal, often against experienced Leading Counsel. Led or unled, James enjoys working as part of a team to secure the best result for his client. Much of James’ work has an international element and he regularly acts in litigation and arbitration in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man and Hong Kong, amongst other jurisdictions. He is called to the Bar of the BVI and is a Registered Practitioner of the AIFC in Kazakhstan.