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James Price QC
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James Price QC has appeared in many high profile actions over recent years including Flood v Times Newspapers (argued in the Supreme Court in October 2011), Modi & IMG v Clarke, Ajinomoto v Asda Stores, OPQ v BJM, Primark v BBC, Reynolds v Times Newspapers, Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe, Campbell v MGN (Costs), X & Y v Persons Unknown, Browne v Associated Newspapers, Adelson v Associated Newspapers, Max Mosley v News Group Newspapers, Radu v Houston.
Career
Called
1974 Called to the Bar
1995 Silk
Education
Eton College
Oxford (B.A. Philosophy, Politics & Economics)
Inns of Court School of Law
Qualifications
Called to the Bar, Inner Temple
Areas of work
- Defamation
- Privacy and Confidence
- Reporting the Courts
- Public Access
- Contempt
- Human Rights
- Injunctive Relief
- Malicious Falsehood
- Media Law
- Professional Negligence
- Publishing
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James Price QC is noted for his depth of knowledge in the defamation area. He has been involved in a wide array of cases over the years, including Reynolds v Times Newspapers and Max Mosley v News Group Newspapers. Instructing solicitors said of him: "He's seen it all over the years. He's just a very articulate, straightforward advocate who is a wonderfully rational thinker."
Testimonials
James Price QC is "particularly adept in cases requiring creative and lateral thinking." A first-rate choice for jury trials, thanks to "the style and panache that he brings." he successfully represented Max Mosley in his extremely high-profile privacy claim against News Group.
James Price QC’s engagement in major privacy cases is particularly noteworthy, including in Mosley v News Group. Price is ‘composed and cool under pressure, and doesn’t fail to deliver‘; he is ‘a genuine powerhouse, entirely without pretension, or histrionics‘
Publications
(17 Oct 2002)
(17 Mar 2011)