James is currently instructed in several ongoing murder allegations.

Recent concluded cases are:

R v SI and AK (2026)

James led for the prosecution two young men accused of the brutal petrol attack on customers eating in a restaurant in Gants Hill, Ilford by masked attackers who escaped the scene. Life changing injuries were caused to innocent diners. Both defendants were convicted of Arson with Intent to Endanger Life after a 6 week trial at the Central Criminal Court. The issue was identification. This successful prosecution required a careful analysis of circumstantial evidence.

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R v G (2026)

James led for the prosecution in the stabbing of a woman in her home address. The defendant was convicted of murder following a 4 week trial at Inner London Crown Court. The issues in the trial included self-defence and loss of control. The successful prosecution required a deposition being taken from a third person who was inside the flat.

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R v ZD, DC, TW, BM, BH (2026)

James prosecuted 5 defendants accused of a killing in Exmouth, Devon. Convictions were secured against all 5 men of either murder or manslaughter. The case related to the stabbing of a local man with a background of drug supply and revenge. The issues were self-defence and participation. There were multiple eye-witness complexities requiring a particular attention to detail.

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R v KH (2025)

James prosecuted the manslaughter of a 9 week old infant who had been shaken. There were 6 expert doctors called by the prosecution dealing with complex pathological evidence in 6 areas of paediatric medicine. The case required detailed preparation of the different medical areas. A particularly upsetting case which was successfully brought to a conclusion.

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R v GC and 6 others (2025)

James led the prosecution of this 11 week murder trial at the Central Criminal Court involving the murder by shooting of an unarmed young man in Peckham and the subsequent burning of the car used in the murder. All 7 defendants were convicted. The issues in the trial included identification, the admissibility of rap lyrics and gang violence.

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R v ** 2024, James prosecuted a 10 week long trial of 3 attempted murders. The Defendant who cannot be named, was a schoolboy at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon. The trial included an examination of the way in which the criminal law regards a claim of sleepwalking. James was engaged by Helen Phillips of South West CPS. 

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R v JA 2024, James prosecuted an allegation of importation of a poison and the manslaughter of an 11 year old girl by poisoning by the release of the gas Phosphine. The case contained complexities concerning unlawful acts from a strict liability offence and causation. James was originally instructed by Kristen Katsouris of CPS London homicide.

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R v KW and two others 2024, James led for the prosecution in an 8 week, 3 handed allegation of a murder of a 22 year old stabbed on the street in Croydon. One of the defendants cannot be named for legal reasons relating to his age. The background was internal gang related violence. James was instructed by Kirsty O’Connor of CPS London homicide.

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R v NF and 5 others 2024, James led for the prosecution in a 6 week, 6 handed prosecution of a GBH committed in HMP Thamesside by prison officers on a prisoner. James was instructed by Denise Murrin of the Serious and Organised Crime Unit within London CPS.

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R v KP 2023, James defended in a 6 week trial of a father accused of murdering an 11 week old baby. The issues were accident and lack of intent. There were expert witnesses in 6 different medical disciplines each requiring meticulous cross examination. A verdict of manslaughter was returned. At the request of the Attorney General, the sentence was reviewed by the Court of Appeal and not increased. James was instructed by Iqbal Bally Singh Kang of Vienna Kang Solicitors.

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R v P, R, R and WP 2023, James prosecuted a 3 month trial of a 4 handed gang murder and GBH by stabbing with a zombie knife of two young men in a block of flats in Croydon. The issues were presence and participation. James was instructed by Amee Patel of London CPS Homicide.

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R v A 2023, James successfully prosecuted the trial of a youth who stabbed one person when he was 14 and then 10 months later stabbed and killed another person when he was 15. The issue was self-defence on each occasion. James was instructed by Kirsty O’Connor of London CPS Homicide.

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R v G 2023, James successfully prosecuted the trial of a man who murdered his friend in a sudden and terrifying episode of extreme violence. The issue in the case was diminished responsibility. James was instructed by Emily Clewer at West Midlands CPS.

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R v M 2023, James prosecuted an allegation of manslaughter and infanticide at Liverpool Crown Court. The case related to the tragic shaking to death of a 2 month old baby boy by his mother.

R v M 2023, James prosecuted a man for murder. There was a late plea but the case required a including a Newton hearing

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R v M 2022 – 2023, James successfully prosecuted a member of a gang for murder who killed a young victim on a ride-out to gang territory in a 2 month trial. The issue was identity. The evidence included cell site, drill and phone downloads.

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R v C 2022, James was involved in a trial for murder of a man who stabbed his neighbour’s wife to death in a 4 week trial. The issue was diminished responsibility.

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R v L 2022, James successfully prosecuted a man for a double murder at the Central Criminal Court in a 4 week trial. The issue was participation. The evidence combined RING camera audio with call data evidence.

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R v S 2022: James successfully prosecuted a man who used an SS dagger to stab a man to death in Birmingham in a 4 week trial. The case involved complex psychiatric evidence relating to PTSD.

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R v B, B, F and D 2022, James successfully prosecuted a 4 handed, 3 month murder trial at the Central Criminal Court. A gang ride-out where the young victim was stabbed to death by a group intent on retribution.

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R v HD 2021: James prosecuted the 3 week trial of a 16 year old who murdered a 17 year old on a cricket field in Dursley, Gloucestershire.

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R v S 2021: James prosecuted the 4 week trial of a man who stabbed his rival to death in a car in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.

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R v A 2020: James successfully prosecuted the 5 week trial a man who murdered his love-rival for reasons of jealousy and revenge using a pair of scissors on the street in Walthamstow.

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R v P 2020: James prosecuted the case of a man who stabbed his mother to death while labouring under a delusional disorder.

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James is currently instructed in:

• the trial of a fraud relating to the sale of prescription drugs due to be tried in 2027.

• The trial of a £98m VAT fraud.

• a trial of a £60m fraud relating to payment diversions to be tried in 2028.

R v RK, MH, TP, MB, AB, TB and PT 2025

James prosecuted 7 defendants for the offence of bribery totalling millions of pounds relating to construction contracts in the building of a housing estate in Cranbrook, Exeter, Devon spanning 4 years. The records were incomplete and the bribes were hidden within inflated and deceptive invoices. The case required sharp attention to detail and mastery of large quantities of financial information.

R v R, 2023; a 4 week trial concerning claims for Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) within the armed forces.

R v EC and DC, 2019; a 3 month long trial where James led for the Crown in which convictions were secured. The case concerned the laundering of over £10m, being the proceeds of the online sale of counterfeit Viagra and other prescription-only medicines. The money was paid through ostensible religious charities based in North London and dispersed through trade-based money-laundering schemes to company bank accounts in Hong Kong, China, Panama, Cyprus. The purpose of the schemes was to ultimately return the value of the money to the ultimate beneficiaries with financial interests in the Middle East.

R v A, 2019; James lead for the successful prosecution of the blackmail of the US technology company, Apple. Apple were threatened with a sophisticated cyber-attack unless demands for money to be paid in bitcoin were met.

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R v TL (2025): a sexual assault with a sleepwalking defence. The case needed expert evidence and careful pre-trial preparation. The sleepwalking defence was successfully debunked.

R v CB (2025): a rape trial at Portsmouth Crown Court concerning a young victim caught in an abusive relationship. A trial with many challenges but ultimately resulted in a conviction. Proof that rape myths can be overcome by a jury.

R v B, 2021: a rape trial at Warwick Crown Court of a young victim in a tent on common land. The witnesses were young and with social disadvantages which required considerable sensitivity to navigate.

R v G and C, 2019: a 2 month long trial alleging historic sexual abuse by members of staff on boys in care spanning Lambeth, Kingston and South Wales council run children’s homes. James led for the prosecution securing convictions against both defendants. The trial required an attention to detail to the vast amount of source material dating back to the early 1970s and the review of 3 previous police investigations and inquiries.

R v O, 2022: a firearms and blackmail matter which has recently resolved with a plea.

R v D and 5 others, 2018: a wide-ranging Metropolitan Police investigation into the smuggling of handguns, silencers, ammunition and a machine gun from Lithuania to London and their subsequent sale to criminals. This was the third in a series of trials involving 15 Defendants in which James was instructed to lead for the prosecution. The final trial took 3 months and resulted in the conviction of significant defendants.

R v Y and R, 2018: was the largest ever prosecution of an underground steroid laboratory in the South-East, James acted for the prosecution secured convictions after unpicking a complex financial web spanning 7 years and millions of pounds.

R v JL, 2019; James was instructed by the CPS International Justice and Organised Crime Division, represented the Crown in a claim of abuse of process made by JL against the National Crime Agency (NCA) relating to the removal of a UK citizen from northern Cyprus into the Republic of Cyprus and her subsequent deportation to the UK. A controversial and developing area of law dealing with two antipathetic jurisdictions. JL relied upon her Article 8 rights and how they pertain to European Arrest Warrants. James succeeded in establishing a successful defence of the claim, relying upon the increasingly important authorities of R v Ibori [2018] EWCA 2291 and R v Akarcay and the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police and the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the NCA [2017] EWHC 159 (Admin).