James has a broad commercial-chancery practice, covering commercial litigation, trusts and estates, civil fraud, company, insolvency, and real property work.

Before coming to the Bar, James read history at Lincoln College, Oxford, coming fifth in his year and receiving the highest arts mark in his college. He then took a double-first in the accelerated senior status law degree at St John’s College, Cambridge, and received the two highest student scholarships awarded by Lincoln’s Inn.