James Price QC

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Profile

James Price QC has appeared in many high profile actions over recent years including 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, Napier v Pressdram and Flood v Times Newspapers.

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


Verbatim

One of the favourites for media-related work, the “thorough, tough and intelligent” James Price QC is “always a first choice when it comes down to the toughest cases.”

Chambers and Partners 2009


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. 

Chambers and Partners 2010

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‘

Legal 500


Publications

(26 Jan 2006)


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