James Medd’s practice focuses on claims relating to insurance, property damage, product liability and construction. He is consistently ranked in the major legal directories as a leading junior in these fields.
He has considerable experience of the insurance and liability aspects of fires, explosions, floods and personal injury accidents particularly those occurring on construction sites.
Many of his cases involve more than one party and include questions of insurance, professional and other negligence, sale of goods law and contribution.
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Qualifications
- Queens College Cambridge (1981 – 1983)
- Winchester College Scholar (1975 – 1980)
Memberships
- COMBAR
- LCLCBA
- PIBA
- PNBA
- TECBAR
Rankings
- Leading Junior in Insurance, Product Liability & Property Damage (Chambers & Partners 2023)
- Leading Junior in Insurance, Product Liability & Property Damage (Chambers & Partners 2022)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2022)
- Leading Junior in Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2021)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2021)
- Leading Junior in Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2020)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2020)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2019)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2019)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2018)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2018)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2017)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2017)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2016)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2015)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2015)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2014)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Legal 500 2014)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance and Product Liability (Legal 500 2013)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction, Insurance & Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2012)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction, Insurance and Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2011)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance and Consumer & Product Liability (Legal 500 2011)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction, Insurance and Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2010)
- Leading Junior in Construction, Insurance and Consumer & Product Liability (Legal 500 2010)
- Leader at the Bar in Construction and Product Liability (Chambers & Partners 2009)
- Leading Junior in Insurance and Consumer & Product Liability (Legal 500 2009)
Recommendations
“James Medd has excellent attention to detail and technical knowledge.”
Chambers & Partners, 2024
“He is excellent. Very thorough, hands on, detailed, responsive, very strategic and first rate in his handling of clients.”
Legal 500, 2024
He is able to understand technical information from clients. He’s great at strategy and gives sensible, understandable advice.”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Strengths: responsiveness; immediate grasp of complex issues which he can then explain in layman terms if necessary; really good with clients in conference; has a lovely manner with clients; and turns paperwork around quickly.”
Legal 500, 2022
“He is good at distilling down property damage work with complex underlying technology, product or construction issues.”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
“My go-to barrister for indemnity work. He is efficient, can see the wood for the trees, and produces clear and structured advice on the most complicated legal problems.”
Legal 500, 2021
“Very good to work with and grasps the background circumstances and the technical elements of complex matters.”; “He offers practical solutions and brings an element of clarity to his advice.”’ “He’s very thorough and masters the facts.”
Chambers & Partners, 2021
“His advice is clear, honest and realistic – simply brilliant at the job.”
Legal 500, 2021
“Very experienced and an extremely safe pair of hands.”
Chambers & Partners, 2020
“Excellent all round.”
Chambers & Partners, 2019
“A class act.”
Chambers & Partners, 2018
“He has a capacity for obtaining a thorough grasp of complex information and documentation in high-value cases and of adding considerable value to the case and overall client strategy.”
Chambers & Partners, 2018