James is a partner and solicitor advocate and has extensive experience of substantial commercial disputes in the High Court and Appellate Courts, as well as arbitrations, mediations and in particular expert determinations. He has broad experience in advising clients in the energy (oil and gas, and electricity), media, IT, financial services (accountancy and investment banking) sectors and in completion accounts disputes. James lectures on a range of legal topics and is co-author of Expert Determination (4th Edition).
Credentials
- a UK energy major on a dispute relating to North Sea Joint Operating Agreement
- a major plc on a substantial breach of warranty claim relating to a joint venture in a manufacturing business
- BSkyB in its successful fraudulent misrepresentation claim against EDS arising out of the installation of a new customer relationship management system
- Macquarie in a High Court dispute with Glencore in relation to a breach of warranty
- BSkyB in defending Article 82/Chapter II damages claim by Virgin Media in the High Court
- TXU administrators on the valuation and settlement/workout of TXU’s long term structured power purchase, gas and tolling agreements
- commodities dispute arbitration under the Regulations of the London Metal Exchange
- National Power v United Gas - dispute concerning the shortfall provisions of a take-or-pay gas sales agreement
- international and domestic energy companies on pricing disputes arising out of indexation and price-reopener clauses in long term gas sales agreements
- a UK accountancy firm on issues arising out of audit related disputes and investigations brought by the ICAEW
- a major investment bank in a contractual High Court dispute relating to an interest rate swaption
- various UK plcs in a completion accounts expert determination arising out if the sale of joint venture companies
Accolades
"James Farrell is 'good at marshalling large volumes of evidence efficiently'"
Legal 500 UK 2010
“James Farrell [is another] star in the fold, attracting praise for [his] commercial litigation nous”
Ranked as a Leading Individual: Energy Disputes
Chambers Global, 2007
“James Farrell ‘has the right sort of experience’ on the contentious side, and has advised on a range of issues and disputes arising out of NETA”
Ranked as a Leading Individual: Energy Disputes
Chambers, 2006
“part of an excellent contentious [energy] team”
Legal 500, 2004