Henry James

Date of Call 1999

 

 

RANGE OF EXPERIENCE          

Henry practices exclusively in crime, acting for both the prosecution and defence. His experience ranges from drug conspiracies, serious sexual assaults, to robberies and violent disorder.

QUALIFICATIONS

1999   Bar Vocational Course Inns of Court School of Law

1998   Advanced Diploma in Law (Distinction) Oxford Brookes University

1996   MA (Hons) 2.i History Edinburgh University

 
CAREER PATH

Henry read medieval and ancient history at Edinburgh University before qualifying for the bar. He joined the chambers of Roger Ellis QC, now Julian Baughan QC, at 13 King’s Bench Walk in September 2006 having previously practiced from Castle Chambers in Harrow on the Hill.

 

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Henry has developed a busy practice in the Thames Valley. He has been instructed in cases varying from arson, burglary, conspiracy, and kidnap to wounding with intent, violent disorder, rape and robbery. He also has experience of dealing with historic abuse cases, and appeared in the case of R v Smolinski [2004] 2 Cr. App. R. 661(40).    

 

COURT OF APPEAL CASES

R v Rey 2002 EWCA Crim 2226 - Appeal against sentence for commercial burglary.

R v Smolenski 2004 Cr App R 40 - Appeal against conviction - guideline case for delay and abuse of process in cases of historic indecency.

R v Hawkins 2005 EWCA Crim 2842 - Appeal against conviction - use of the internet by a juror.

R v Iqbal 2006 EWCA Crim 1302 - Appeal against conviction - jury directions on the use of the defendant's bad character.

R v Mashoud 2009 1 Crim App R (S) - Appeal against sentence for dealing class A drugs in prison.

R v Malti-Hungwe 2009 EWCA Crim 2386 - Appeal against sentence for arson.

R v Lodge [2010] EWCA Crim 938 - Appeal against sentence breach of trust fraud. 

R v Moss [2010] EWCA Crim 1097 - Appeal agaisnt sentence "industrial scale" theft of copper wiring.