News & Opinion

Need advice? Call us now:
Phone No.: 07598 179 874

Get in touch

Marc Livingston and Catriona Virden published in the Law Society Gazette with their thoughts on Contempt in the Family Courts

Friday, 20 March 2026 | James Solicitors

Our Contempt specialists, Marc Livingston & Catriona Virden have had an article published in the Law Society Gazette in which they share their thoughts about their experience of some of ...

THE REDUCTION OF JURY TRIALS IS UNFAIR AND WILL NOT SOLVE THE REAL CAUSES OF THE BACKLOG

Friday, 05 December 2025 | James Solicitors

The criminal defence team at James is deeply concerned by the recent government proposals of how to tackle the backlog of cases in the Crown Courts. The Deputy Prime Minister ...

James Solicitors’ client successfully defeats a private prosecution alleging a fraud of £100 million

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | James Solicitors

Viviane Bablin, instructing Benjamin Waidhofer of Foundry Chambers, acted for XY in a private prosecution brought by high net worth individuals who each were said to have invested large sums ...

Janes’ Client Nadine Buzzard Quashie succeeds at Court of Appeal in a Landmark Decision in which the Court has held the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police to be in Contempt of Court

Tuesday, 11 November 2025 | Marc Livingston

On 11 November 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down a significant judgment in the case of Nadine Buzzard-Quashie v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire [2025] EWCA Civ 1397, in Ms ...

R -v- Giga: The Syrian Civil War and the Terrorism Act

Thursday, 30 October 2025 | Alex Chapman

James Solicitors acted for Isa Giga in a prosecution under the Terrorism Act for his travel to Syria in 2015 to fight with the Jaysh Al Fath group. Giga is ...

Janes’ client Selman Turk, granted permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal against Recovery of Defence Costs Order imposed by the High Court in Contempt Proceedings

Friday, 18 July 2025 | Marc Livingston

On 8 April 2025, Sir Anthony Mann handed down Judgment in LAA v Turk [2025] EWHC 841 (Ch), in which he allowed the Legal Aid Agency’s Application for a Recovery ...

We are pleased to announce that Viviane Bablin has joined James Solicitors

Thursday, 05 June 2025 | James Solicitors

We are pleased to announce that Viviane Bablin has joined James Solicitors as an associate solicitor. Viviane has a varied and thriving practice in criminal defence and extradition, representing clients ...

Recent Developments – Protecting Defendants in Contempt of Court Proceedings

Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | Marc Livingston

James Solicitors were delighted to be instructed in two recently published Contempt of Court Appeal judgments. Although arising in two very different types of cases (a Court of Appeal decision ...

James Stunt Acquittal of £266 million Money Laundering

Wednesday, 05 March 2025 | James Solicitors

In a highly publicised case, the jury at Leeds Crown Court have acquitted our client James Stunt of all charges. In one of the most high profile and largest ...

The High Court has quashed the extradition order of James Solicitors’ client Sanjay Bhandari to India on Article 3 and 6 grounds

Friday, 28 February 2025 | James Solicitors

The Divisional Court handed down its judgment in Bhandari v India today and quashed the order for Mr Bhandari’s extradition. The Court, per Holroyde LJ and Steyn J, held that there ...

Janes’ Client, Graham Darby, Succeeds in Appeal against Sentence for Contempt of Court

Tuesday, 04 February 2025 | James Solicitors

On 4 February 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its Judgment upholding James Solicitors’ client Graham Darby’s appeal against his sentence for Contempt of Court imposed by the High ...

James Solicitors Delighted to Welcome the Law Commission to our Offices to Discuss Contempt of Court Consultation Paper

Wednesday, 13 November 2024 | James Solicitors

James Solicitors were today delighted to host a delegation from the Law Commission at our offices to meet with Partner Bruce James, Head of Contempt Marc Livingston and Solicitor Catriona ...