James Cutress KC

UK Bar

James Cutress KC is an accomplished practitioner whose diverse caseload sees him appearing in intricate cases relating to leasing, damages and financing disputes. His matters are often international in scope.

"James Cutress is brilliant with clients. He really rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in with instructing solicitors. He also brings a wonderful commercial touch to his cases."

"James is very responsive and strategic. He slices through large amounts of disparate information with his razor sharp intellect and comes up with clear commercial solutions."

James Cutress KC upholds a wide-ranging commercial practice. He is involved in a considerable range of insurance and reinsurance disputes, including Bermuda Form arbitrations. He is further experienced in trade credit and product liability insurance disputes.

"James is a very safe pair of hands and he is good on his feet."

James Cutress KC is a well-regarded silk experienced in handling a broad range of complex and high-value banking and financial matters, as well as wider insurance and general commercial disputes. His banking cases include many cross-border disputes and arbitrations. He has also acted in a series of high-profile and well-documented interest rate swap mis-selling cases.

"James is a thorough and calm advocate. He has great knowledge and attention to detail, making for effective advocacy in a commercial context."

"James Cutress KC combines legal acumen with an ability to swiftly distil and present the core issues to the court. His advocacy is polished and persuasive."

"James is incredibly clever and brilliant to work with."

James Cutress KC is renowned for the strength of his arbitration practice, which covers such areas as aviation, finance and reinsurance. He has experience in handling matters under ARIAS and LCIA rules, and he has handled arbitrations in several jurisdictions including those in Africa, Europe and Asia.

"James is brilliant on paper and an all-round fantastic barrister. He's a brain on a stick."

James Cutress KC brings his expertise in insurance and financial services to bear in professional negligence cases, being renowned for claims involving banks and financial advisers in addition to highly topical issues in the construction industry.

"James is technically superb and produces clear advice."

"He is very sensible. He produces good advice in terms of distilling issues down to the understandable."

"James digests complex information easily and advises on seemingly impenetrable issues."

"James is sharp-witted, quick on his feet and always very well prepared."