Expertise
James is a litigation and regulatory specialist. He has over 25 years’ experience of commercial dispute resolution and regulatory work predominantly in the financial services sector.
His expertise covers litigation, international arbitration, financial services regulatory investigations and advisory work and redress and remediation programmes,
James regularly advises boards and senior management on legal and regulatory risk issues, including risk management and dispute avoidance.
- Experience
James' experience includes:
- Acting for large corporations and financial institutions in complex strategic litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations
- Wholesale and retail banking disputes, breach of contract claims and breach of mandate disputes
- Civil fraud including interim injunctions and cross-border asset tracing and enforcement
- Securities litigation
- Insolvency disputes
- National and international payments disputes
- Judicial review proceedings including in respect of financial services regulatory bodies
- Investigations – internal and regulator-led
- FCA Skilled Persons Reviews under FSMA including in relation to interest rate hedging products, the Consumer Credit Act, mortgage remediation and financial institutions’ systems and controls
- Covid-19 lending disputes and regulatory issues
- Redress and remediation programmes
- Year qualified
2000, Solicitor, Clifford Chance LLP
- Testimonials
“James Southworth is an excellent lawyer.”
“James Southworth has good judgment and is very capable. He has made the right calls and works collaboratively”.
“James Southworth is adept at client management”
- Education
Kings College London, BA (Hons), 1995
- Professional Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales
