James Saunders

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 5

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

Up and Coming

Chancery: Traditional

London (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

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High Net Worth 2025

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

James Saunders is an strong junior who focuses his practice on insolvency work. He has strong in-depth knowledge of winding up matters, challenges to administrator appointments and director misfeasance issues, among numerous others.

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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

James Saunders has a broad chancery practice covering breach of trust disputes, executor and trustee removals, probate, as well as matters intersecting insolvency and trusts.

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Strengths

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James combines clear commercial insight with a strong technical grasp of insolvency law, offering consistently pragmatic and straightforward advice.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

James is astute, helpful, pragmatic and user-friendly.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

He is very commercial and really keeps that at the heart of his decisions.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

James Saunders is very succinct and provides a high quality of advice.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

James has commercial experience and works well for cases with a property issue. He is also organised and clients really like him. He is really user-friendly.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

James Saunders is a very bright junior and great to work with.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

James Saunders works all round the clock. He is such a hard worker and he genuinely seems to care for the clients.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

James combines clear commercial insight with a strong technical grasp of insolvency law, offering consistently pragmatic and straightforward advice.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

James is astute, helpful, pragmatic and user-friendly.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

He is very commercial and really keeps that at the heart of his decisions.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

James Saunders is very succinct and provides a high quality of advice.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

James has commercial experience and works well for cases with a property issue. He is also organised and clients really like him. He is really user-friendly.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

James Saunders is a very bright junior and great to work with.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

James Saunders works all round the clock. He is such a hard worker and he genuinely seems to care for the clients.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

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Court of Protection: Property & Affairs

Alexander Learmonth KC

Band 3

James Saunders

UK Bar Guide 2026

Restructuring/Insolvency + 1 more ranking

Chambers Review

UK Bar

Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

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