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James Holdsworth

James Holdsworth

Profile

James Holdsworth is instructed in a wide range of common law and commercial work including personal injury and professional negligence cases of all kinds but predominantly those involving the medical profession, surveyors, brokers and solicitors. He undertakes insurance work of all kinds including that involving fraud. He has also been involved in a number of cases involving ABTA members including accident and insurance claims.

He was appointed as one of the Junior Counsel to the Crown in civil matters in 1986 (Supplementary Panel). Work for the Government has included mainly judicial review applications in immigration and planning. He represented the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate in a yearlong inquiry into the building of a nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. He also represented the fire services in the civil action arising out of the Bradford Football Club fire disaster.

Notable Cases

  • Newman v Folkes 2002 PIQR. Q2 (Personal Injury)
  • Sirius International Insurance Corp & others v Oriental Insurance Corp. [1999] 1 AER (Comm) 699. 1999 LL. Rep I.R. 343 (Re Insurance)
  • Nascimento v Kerrigan Times 23.6.99 (Personal Injury)
  • Curi v Colina Times 14.10.98 (Personal Injury)
  • Thorn EMI PLC v Commsrs of Customs & Excise [1995] STC 674 (VAT)
  • Glengate v Norwich Union [1995] Lloyd's Ref. 278 (Commerical insurance)

Memberships

PIBA

Education

Oundle School

Oxford University