Jamie joined Quadrant Chambers in October 2024 following his successful completion of
pupillage.
Jamie has first class undergraduate and post-graduate (BCL, distinction) law degrees from the University of Oxford, where he was awarded various academic prizes and scholarships. During his degree, Jamie also spent a year studying French and European Union Law at Université Paris II (Pantheon-Assas).
Before coming to the Bar, Jamie worked as an associate solicitor in the Dispute Resolution and Global Investigations Group of a magic circle law firm in London. 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 two year training contract Jamie gained experience working in the firm’s Finance, Competition, Corporate and Dispute Resolution teams.
Prior to pupillage, Jamie also served as a Judicial Assistant (clerk) to Lord Burrows in the UK Supreme Court, where he worked first hand with justices determining appeals on significant legal cases in the UK Supreme Court and the Privy Council, including, amongst others:
- Byers v Saudi National Bank [2022] UKSC 48 (a leading case on the action for knowing receipt in English law, brought against a third party recipient of trust property).
- Barton and others v Morris and another in place of Gwyn-Jones [2020] UKSC 2 (a case concerning the implication and interpretation of terms of an oral contract involving an agent’s introduction fee and the law of restitution).
- Jalla and another v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2021] UKSC 50 (a case involving a time bar issue in the context of a major oil spill off the West African coastline). He also had the opportunity to spend a week in Washington observing hearings in the US Supreme Court.
- Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2021] UKSC 89 (a leading case on vicarious liability).
- Zubaydah v Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and others [2022] UKSC 83 (a leading case on choice of law rules in the context of torts committed in multiple countries).
Jamie is developing a practice across Chambers' core practice areas.
Aviation & Travel
- Anudari v Turkish Airlines (K3QZ0T2F) Jamie successfully defended Turkish Airlines in a County Court compensation claim for aircraft delay caused by passenger illness under Regulation 261/2004.
International Arbitration
- LMAA arbitrations Jamie has drafted submissions and advised clients in a number of arbitrations, including under both the LMAA Small Claims Procedure and the LMAA Intermediate Procedure (including several claims for hire under commercial and consumer Charterparties).
Commodities & International Trade
- Assisted Quadrant Counsel in MOK Petro Energy v. Argo (No. 604) Limited (The “F1”) [2024] EWHC 1935 (Comm) during pupillage, a case containing an important analysis of the requirement of physical “damage” in a particular average claim and one of the first reported decisions to analyse the operation of sections 10 and 11 of the Insurance Act 2015 where there has been a breach of warranty.
- Commodities / Sale of Goods Act 1979 Jamie is acting as Junior counsel in a commodities dispute involving the sale of bitumen, with a case management conference due in late February.
- Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 Jamie is currently instructed as sole counsel on behalf of a carrier in a High Court claim brought under the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 against several defendants.
Energy
- Spottswoode v Nexans & others: Jamie is acting as junior counsel for a class representative in pending proceedings seeking compensation for loss suffered by all British domestic electricity billpayers in Britain since 2001 from a cartel involving high-voltage power cables.The case involves complex and detailed consideration of the price mechanisms in the UK electricity and renewable energy markets.
Insurance
- Marine Cargo Insurance Jamie is acting as sole counsel defending an insurer in a claim for damage to a yacht.
- Jamie has advised insurers on aspects of freight insurance and marine cargo insurance.
- As an associate solicitor at a magic circle firm, Jamie advised 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.
Shipping
- Charterparty hire – as sole counsel Jamie has drafted submissions in a variety of Charterparty hire claims, involving issues such as off-hire clauses, agency, termination, damages and mitigation.
- Premier v Hughes Jamie is acting as sole counsel in an Admiralty dispute concerning a claim for trespass and a mandatory injunction, in the context of a Yachting Marina.
- Hague-Visby Rules Jamie has advised clients on the scope of the time bar provisions in the Hague-Visby Rules.
- MYBA Charter Agreement Jamie has advised clients on the proper construction of the MYBA Yacht Charter Agreement.
- During pupillage, Jamie gained experience in multiple areas including shipping (cargo, charterparties, collisions, salvage/general average), commodities disputes, ship mortgages, insurance, and arbitration.
- Drafting pleadings during pupillage for various complex cargo claims and charterparty disputes.
Competition
Spottswoode v Nexans & others: Jamie is acting as junior counsel for a class representative in pending proceedings seeking compensation for loss suffered by all British domestic electricity billpayers in Britain since 2001 from a cartel involving high-voltage power cables.
Commercial Dispute Resolution
- During pupillage, Jamie assisted counsel on the successful bringing of an ex parte anti-suit injunction in the Commercial Court.
- Jamie assisted counsel in a complex commodities dispute involving the construction of termination provisions in a fuel supply agreement.