Nick James

Practice Areas

Nick is a leading white collar fraud practitioner, instructed to act as Leading Junior for directors and professional clients in complex cases with civil and criminal issues. Instructing Solicitors describe him as a formidable white collar fraud barrister who combines charismatic advocacy with tactical acumen and excellent client care.

In the last year Nick has appeared successfully as leading junior in a £20m timeshare fraud and a £20m wine investment fraud, and as junior counsel in a complex pension liberation fraud. Upcoming cases include defending in the SFO prosecution involving the supply aircraft parts with forged certificates and a sale and rent back equity release fraud.

Nick also appears in Proceeds of Crime matters including forfeiture proceedings and high court civil recovery. He often acts for third parties and is currently instructed in a high-profile case concerning £5b of cryptocurrency on behalf of the victims of fraud.

Other recent cases include:

R v YN & Ors - £50m Money-Laundering Conspiracy involving Hawala Banking

R v PL & Ors - £54m Money-Laundering Conspiracy involving Chinese Underground Banking

R v Haden & Ors - Special Court to consider joined appeals regarding refusals to extend the period of postponement for confiscation.

R v SZ & Ors - Cheat on the Revenue and associated money-laundering offences.

SFO v NW & Ors - company director charged with bribery and money laundering offences by the SFO.

R v Byrne - Represented two former company directors in the joined appeal relating to the discredited carbon credit expert