James Partridge

Practice Areas

James specialises in all areas of commercial, private international law and employment litigation. His cases often have an international focus, he has experience appearing both as sole counsel and as a junior in a range of high value disputes.

Highlights of recent and current work:

HDI Global Specialty SE v Legal Protection Group & Ors [2023] – acting for a major German insurance company in its claims for breach of an agency agreement, fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and under section 39 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 against its UK based underwriting agents (and affiliated companies).

Rowe & Ors v Angermann Goddard & Lloyd [2023] – acting for a defendant surveying company in a multi-million-pound professional negligence and breach of trust claim concerning the valuation and sale of land held by a family trust.

Amazon Europe Core SarL & Ors v Xia Qingquan [2023] – acting for a major multi-national company group in its claims for procurement of breach of contract and unlawful means conspiracy arising out of an alleged Chinese based scheme for the provision of fake product reviews.

Diesel Emissions Litigation [2023] – instructed as part of the counsel team for a leading foreign car manufacturer in a group action arising out of allegations of ‘defeat devices’ affecting vehicle performance.

X v Y [2023] (DIFC) – acting for a UAE energy commodities trading platform in its DIFC Court claim against its financial advisors and private bank for financial mis-selling and breach of DFSA Rules.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR, ELA