Jamie joined Quadrant Chambers in October 2024 following the successful completion of
pupillage and will be developing his practice across Chambers’ core areas.

Prior to pupillage, Jamie served as a Judicial Assistant to Lord Burrows in the UK Supreme Court, learning from some of the country’s best advocates. He also had the opportunity to spend a week in Washington observing hearings in the US Supreme Court.

Jamie completed the BCL at Oxford University, gaining a Distinction, and was also awarded the John Morris Prize forcoming top of his year in Conflict of Laws. In addition, he has a first class undergraduate degree in law with French law from Balliol College, Oxford University, during which he spent a year of study at Université Paris II.

Before coming to the Bar, Jamie worked as a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution and Global Investigations Group of a magic circle firm in London, where his work included advising on business interruption insurance claims arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Much of the work required grappling with legal issues and arguments which culminated in the UKSC decision in Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Limited and Others [2021] UKSC 1; [2021] AC 649. He also worked as part of the defence team for a number of investigations (SFO, FCA, and private).

During his pupillage, Jamie gained experience in multiple areas including shipping (cargo, charterparties, collisions,salvage/general average), commodities disputes, ship mortgages, insurance, and arbitration.