James MacDonald KC

Practice Areas

James is a new silk practising in all aspects of commercial law. Particularly well-known for his high-profile general commercial and banking and finance practice, James’s practice encompasses all major areas of commercial law, including fraud, technology, energy, professional negligence, injunctions, jurisdiction, enforcement and international arbitration (under ICC, ICSID, DFIC and LCIA rules). Prior to being appointed silk James was one of the small handful of commercial juniors ranked in band 1 and was nominated numerous times for commercial/banking junior of the year. James regularly appears in the largest and most valuable Commercial Court cases (current or recent cases include the Mozambique ‘Tuna bond’ litigation, ENRC v Dechert; PIFSS v Pictet; Vestia v DB; Tchenguiz v Grant Thornton; DB v Vik).

Career

Inner Temple (called 2005)

Education: Oxon (BA Hons (double 1st)); King’s College London (MA); Law School (CPE; BPP distinction).