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James Lewis KC

UK Bar 2026

 3 Raymond Buildings

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Extradition

London (Bar)

Financial Crime

London (Bar)

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Extradition - London (Bar)

Band 1
Individual Editorial

James Lewis KC is a silk with in-depth experience of the most complex and challenging extradition cases who has particular experience of extradition requests stemming from US legislation. He frequently appears in the Supreme Court, acting both for defendants and the government.

Strengths

James Lewis has unrivalled knowledge of extradition law, is excellent on his feet and highly respected by the judiciary.

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Financial Crime - London (Bar)

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Joint head of chambers James Lewis KC is relied upon by an impressive client base, including the Serious Fraud Office. He has experience advising on potentially criminal conduct such as rate manipulation. Lewis also attracts briefs relating to bribery and corruption, and has a record of defending private prosecutions. Recognised for his great knowledge of both civil and criminal fraud, he offers significant experience in multi-jurisdictional cases.

Strengths

James is silky smooth and extremely pleasant to deal with. He does a lot of work for the SFO and on the defence too which gives him a real advantage.

He is great for complex legal problems.

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