James Kinman

Practice Areas

James Kinman acts on a broad range of commercial and commercial chancery matters. Recent instructions include large scale fraud claims, shareholder disputes, joint venture and partnership disputes, and litigation over the ownership and value of substantial real property, many of which engaged questions of private international law. He has substantial experience (both led and unled) of jurisdiction challenges, interim relief applications, trial and appellate proceedings, and has acted in a number of arbitrations.

Career

Recent notable cases include:

National Iranian Oil Co v Crescent Gas Corp Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1211;

Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste Sarl [2025] EWHC 2322 (Comm);

Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford [2025] 1 WLR 975;

Derma Med Ltd v Ally [2025] IRLR 68;

Malik v Malik [2024] EWCA Civ 1323;

Asturion Foundation v Alibrahim [2024] 1 WLR 2947;

Grantor v Grantee [2023] RVR 295;

Town and Country Properties (GB) Ltd v Black Capital [2023] BPIR 792

Publications

James is a contributor to the leading textbook, Civil Fraud: Law, Practice and Procedure.