James is an experienced, specialist civil practitioner. He was called to the bar in 1994, practicing from the North West until 2008. He has been consistently recommended by the Legal 500 in various disciplines including employment law where he has been described as  “Very Bright ...” and insolvency law where he was described as  “providing a high quality service ...” (2009 Ed). In the 2008 edition he was acknowledged as “highly rated by solicitors”. He has been featured in the “Legal Experts” publication since 2004. He works mainly in the following areas:

• Employment Law
• Commercial and Civil Law (including bankruptcy, insolvency and consumer credit)
• Personal Injury
• Regulatory Law

Further details of his specialist areas can be obtained via the links on this page.

Testimonials from clients

an “excellent choice of barrister”

“it was very reassuring to be so ably represented”

“I could not have asked for more, your warmth, compassion and extreme professionalism ended in a result that I am more than happy with”

“Thanks for giving me Mr Dawson for this job. He excelled and got us a good result”.