James Price

Partner

James Price is described as an 'understated but devastatingly effective' trust litigator.

Chambers & Partners, 2012

James has broad experience acting for private clients, corporations, financial institutions and trustees in a wide range of disputes including breach of contract and fiduciary duty and civil fraud. 

James is also a member of the Firm’s specialist Contentious Trusts and Estates Group and has extensive experience of large scale trusts and estates disputes in England and off shore jurisdictions.  Acting for both trustees and for beneficiaries James has also conducted a number of investment claims against banks and other financial institutions.

James lectures widely and in the last 12 months has spoken in the UK and abroad on investment disputes, fraud and contentious trusts cases.

The legal directories say:

  • 'an "understated but devastatingly effective" trust litigator' - Chambers & Partners, 2012 (Contentious Trusts);
  • 'simply gets on with what needs to be done without pretension or ego’ - Legal 500, 2011 (Commercial Litigation);
  • 'a very experienced and tough litigator who is down to earth and easy to get on with’ - Legal 500, 2011 (Fraud - Civil);
  • ‘experienced and tough litigator’ - Legal 500, 2011 (Contentious Trusts and Probate);
  • 'James Price is a first-rate litigator with an excellent grasp of what is required' - Legal 500, 2010 (Contentious Trusts and Probate);
  • 'James is  “a disarmingly tough litigator”' - Legal 500, 2009 (Contentious Trusts and Probate).
James Price

Contact details

Tel:  +44 (0)20 3375 7000
Fax: +44 (0)20 3375 7001
Email:  
james.price@farrer.co.uk
Secretary: 
margaret.spice@farrer.co.uk

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Accreditations

  • Chambers & Partners, 2012

Career

Joined Farrer & Co as a trainee in 1995; qualified as a solicitor in 1997; made partner in 2005.

Education

Durham University (BA); College of Law (Guildford).

Memberships

Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association; London Solicitors’ Litigation Association; ACTAPS.