Wedlake Bell

James Latham

Partner

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Expertise

James practices in the Insolvency & Business Recovery and Commercial Litigation Departments. He also undertakes property litigation, which is often insolvency related. He is a member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association and a full Member of R3.

Career History

James Graduated with Honours in Archaeology from University College, London University in 1992. After completing his conversion and Legal Practice Courses at the College of Law, London, James trained at Moon Beever. He qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 and became a Partner in January 2004. He joined Wedlake Bell from Moon Beever in July 2021 when the firms merged.

The three key litigation partners that we work with are Richard Saunders, James Latham and Francis Coulson, and they all similarly provide a significant level of senior input on every case that they work on.

Legal 500, 2023

News

Gostelow & Anor v Hussain & Ors – Use of application notices in bankruptcy

Gostelow & Anor v Hussain & Ors [2021] EWHC 3276 (Ch) deals with a number of issues concerning applications by a trustee in bankruptcy to sell property occupied by the… Read more →

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Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy v Lord [2022] EWHC 21 (Ch)

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy v Lord  [2022] EWHC 21 (Ch) is a judgment of Deputy ICC Judge Paul Greenwood on an application under s 6 Company… Read more →

Bulletins

Manolete Partners Plc v Smith & Ors [2022] EWHC 364 (Ch)

Manolete Partners Plc v Smith & Ors [2022] EWHC 364 (Ch)- In 2019, the FCA presented a winding-up petition against Allied Wallet Ltd (AWL) under s. 367 Financial Services and… Read more →