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Practice James is a highly experienced Leading Junior with a wealth of experience in Defending cases of gravity across a broad spectrum of criminal work. He is instructed regularly as Leading Counsel in cases of murder, armed robbery, multi-handed conspiracies involving the importation and supplying of Class A drugs and fraud. James has extensive experience in defending cases alleging sexual offences, including rape, serious sexual offences against children and the mentally vulnerable. This includes a large scale paedophile inquiry concerning children’s homes in the 1980’s and sex offenders using the internet. He has substantial experience in the Court of Appeal whether with leave or on a pro bono basis. He has appeared at inquests and before Court Martials in Germany and Northern Ireland. Examples of serious and complex cases where James has been instructed as Leading Counsel: Murder: Ramsey and others: (Central Criminal Court) Multi-handed murder involving competing South London gangs of teenagers. Girmay and others: (Central Criminal Court) Multi-handed murder/robberies trial where the victims were sex workers. Harrison: (Central Criminal Court) Murder/Attempted Murder. Brixton Road shootings where female survivor was key trial witness in gang shooting. Rogers: (Central Criminal Court) Off duty prison officer accused of stabbing unarmed teenage victim. Morris: (Central Criminal Court) Street stabbing case with background of drug dealing. Ajei: (Central Criminal Court) Planned shooting of victim in murder/robbery shooting with drug dealing background. Shafi and others: (Birmingham Crown Court) Multi-handed Murder/Attempted Murder in knife attacks in crowded street after closing time. Huggett: (Lewes Crown Court) Disabled Defendant stabs mother’s partner. Mother main witness for the Crown. Armed Robberies Crabtree: (Central Criminal Court) Multiple armed robberies case involving attacks on railway station safes in South East. Hameed: (Central Criminal Court) Attempted murder/armed robberies involving shooting of Securicor Guard. Drug Conspiracies Taylor: (Canterbury Crown Court) Customs Investigation of Major Class A Drugs Importation involving Haulage Industry. Bassi: (Woolwich Crown Court) Multi-handed drugs/guns/explosives case involving informers in Southall. People Trafficking/Facilitation Cases Demarku: (Southwark Crown Court) Conspiracy to Traffic for Sexual Exploitation. Albanian gang control young women from Lithuania in large scale sex worker case. Cheema: (Canterbury Crown Court) Large scale organised Facilitation case involving the trafficking of people from Punjab into the UK. Abrahamson: (Southwark Crown Court) Class A Drugs Importation on large scale. Professionally organised with Customs Officer one of those convicted. Fraud Anderson: (Cardiff Crown Court/Cambridge Crown Court) Fraud on Welsh National Assembly and Medical Research Council in Cambridge. Smajlovic: (Southwark Crown Court) Accountants firm involved in allegation of defrauding Inland Revenue with false claims of on behalf of workers in the building and construction industry. Saunders: (Guildford Crown Court) Outsourcing VAT Fraud. Societies Criminal Bar Association and South Eastern Circuit. Other activities Lifelong Manchester United and Surrey County Cricket supporter. Actively plays both football and cricket.
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