James Price
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Private Wealth Disputes
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About
Provided by James Price
Practice Areas
James has substantial experience in handling complex, high-value and often high-profile litigation, having acted for high net worth individuals in the Bahamas, Cayman, Jersey, Guernsey, Singapore and Hong Kong.
He also advises on trust issues arising out of divorce and on claims concerning poor investment performance.
Cases on which James has acted include advising a number of discretionary beneficiaries of substantial Bermudian trusts on the validity of the appointment of trustees and protectors, corporate governance and other matters connected with the proposed restructuring of beneficial interests.
He has also advised charity trustees on a claim against investment advisers for negligence and a Hong Kong based beneficiary of trusts valued at many billions of pounds on various issues concerning the trustees and agreements with family members.
Career
James joined Stewarts in 2016 to head the firm’s contentious trusts and estates practice. Prior to this he trained at Farrer & Co where he became partner in 2005.
Professional Memberships
•The Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists
•The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
•Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
Personal
James is married with three children who usually keep him very busy at weekends. When he can, he sneaks off for a swim or bike ride.
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
James Price leads the trust and probate litigation practice at the firm. He regularly handles cases proceeding in offshore jurisdictions, as well as in England, and can bring experience of fraud and asset tracing matters to trusts cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James has a great deal of gravitas. He's very clever, very articulate and robust. He's a deep thinker and also very sensible."
"He is wonderful to work with and very responsive."
"James is hugely experienced in trust matters, which shows in all of his dealings. He is very switched-on and has a great eye for detail."
"James has a great deal of gravitas. He's very clever, very articulate and robust. He's a deep thinker and also very sensible."
"He is wonderful to work with and very responsive."
"James is hugely experienced in trust matters, which shows in all of his dealings. He is very switched-on and has a great eye for detail."
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