About
Jamie is an experienced disputes lawyer and litigator handling matters before the courts, in arbitration (internationally) and by means of alternative dispute resolution (including expert determination).
Jamie’s practice is commercial and risk focused. This includes international and domestic product and supply, product liability and product compliance, consumer matters, and supply chain risk and liability including, distribution and agency appointments and terminations. Jamie also advises in relation to tendering and procurement risk and claims both in respect of public procurement and pre-contractual risk analysis. Jamie’s risk practice extends to contentious data issues including undertaking investigations, engaging with the ICO and handling claims in respect of and arising out of data breaches.
An increasing amount of Jamie’s work has an ESG aspect, including advising around risk and liability in producer responsibility and supply chain integrity internationally. Jamie is also a leading lawyer in relation to food labelling and food safety issues, in particular in respect of allergens where he is recognised as a leading legal commentator.
Jamie is highly experienced in mediation having acted for parties successfully in mediations across a range of issues for nearly 20 years. Jamie is also an accredited CEDR mediator and able to take on mediator appointments where he is neutral to the parties. Jamie has been recognised as a leading individual for litigation and disputes in the major legal directories for a number of years highly regarded for his commercial approach.
Jamie is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Experience
- Lead disputes advisor to a number of global household name entities in respect of supply and logistics disputes and dispute avoidance.
- Advising globally renowned manufacturer in relation to product liability issues and recall risks.
- Acting for the founder of a leading hospitality chain in a shareholder dispute involving injunctive relief.
- Acting in respect of a profit entitlement dispute involving complex contractual dispute resolution mechanisms as reported in the leading decision of Wilky Property Holdings Plc v London & Surrey Investments Limited [2011] EWHC 2226 (CH).
- Acting in a large royalty dispute between a video games publisher and the developer.
- Acting for a global steel magnate in respect of a supply and commercial agency dispute.
