James Neill

Practice Areas

James' practice spans the full scope of public law, with particular expertise in planning and environmental, public procurement and subsidy control matters.

James is ranked in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 most recent directory guides as a leading junior in public procurement law.

He joined Landmark Chambers from Allen & Overy, where he spent five years focussing on commercial judicial review, planning and environmental, procurement litigation and international arbitration, particularly in the renewable energy, regulated utilities and infrastructure sectors.

Prior to joining the Bar, James worked in the House of Lords in the Opposition Whips Office as the lead researcher in constitutional and legal affairs, working with the Shadow Front Bench and Shadow Lord Chancellor. He also served with the Coldstream Guards on a number of operational tours, during which time he trained and qualified for the Bar.

James has considerable experience in high value UK procurement litigation in both the Administrative and Technology and Construction Court. He was instructed in two of the most significant public procurement cases of the year in 2022: Atos v Met Office (a claim challenging the award of the Met Office supercomputer contract) and Camelot UK v Gambling Commission (a challenge to the award of the 4th UK National Lottery).

He has experience in advising on all aspects of the UK and EU procurement regime covering the Public Contracts, Utilities Contracts, Concession Contracts and Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations.