James McBurney
Partner
James deals with high value and complex disputes for major corporate clients. He advises on formal dispute resolution processes such as litigation and arbitration (both domestic and international) as well as alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation and expert determination.
James's experience
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Advising JD Wetherspoon plc on a contract dispute with a beer supplier.
- United Kingdom
- Retail & Consumer
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Advising Verizon Sourcing LLC on a multimillion US$ claim by a former contractual counterparty.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising Zilo Technology Limited in relation to allegations that Zilo has unlawfully misused intellectual property and/or confidential information.
- United Kingdom
- Technology & Digital Markets
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Advised high–growth consumer brand investor, Active, on an investment by a Singaporean investor in its investment vehicle and the subsequent follow-on investment in the UK based burger restaurant chain, Honest Burgers. Honest has performed strongly this year despite the challenging UK restaurant market due to the COVID pandemic, and our client sees a significant opportunity to grow the business.
- Cross-border
- Financial Services
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Acted for Hamad M Aldrees & Partners, a Saudi Arabian company operating in the extraction, processing and trading in silica sand and other raw minerals, on a £38 million claim against an English company in relation to the supply of mineral separating units to process silica sand in Saudi Arabia for use in the glass industry. The claim involved complex issues of law on the incorporation of standard terms and conditions, fact relating to complex mineral separating gyratory engineering evidence and quantom.
- £38m
- Cross-border
- Infrastructure
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Acted for a leading private equity house on a multi-million pound breach of accounts warranty claim under a warranty and indemnity insurance policy
- United Kingdom
- Private equity
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Advised a plc utilities provider on a claim for injunctive relief under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997
- United Kingdom
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Acted for a multinational plc in relation to a claim by it for misuse of confidential information and breach of restrictive covenant by a number of former employees involved in a "team move", including issuing an urgent application for injunctive relief and delivery up of confidential information
- United Kingdom
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Successfully advised Verizon on a claim for £1.5m in relation to telecommunications services provided to a reseller
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Media & Telecommunications
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Advised London Borough of Lambeth on claims by it for injunctive relief for breach of privacy / data protection and under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997
- United Kingdom
Credentials
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2014Made Partner at Pinsent Masons
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2008Joined Pinsent Masons
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2001Qualified - England and Wales
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1999Common Professional Examination (now Graduate Diploma in Law), Manchester Metropolitan University
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1999DLA Piper UK LLP
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1994BA (Hons) Business Studies, University of Hull
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