Jamie McCracken


Jamie McCracken LL.B (Hons) LL.M (Lond)
Specialisms
Commercial and Contract
Employment and Discrimination
Insolvency
Trading Standards
Wills, Tax & Trusts
Civil Actions Against Police
Employment Tribunals
ASBO and Sexual Offences

 


Civil

Middle Temple
Called 1998

LLM (Tax) (London School of Economics)

Member: Cornwall Street Media Law Group

Awards:                Queen Mothers Scholarship (Middle Temple) 1997
State School Award Winner (Middle Temple) 1998

Jamie brings a common sense and business minded approach to potentially complicated litigation or problems. He has a breadth and depth of litigation experience and brings confidence and direction to cases, be they particularly complex or relatively straightforward.

 

Commercial


Regularly appearing in the commercial courts, Jamie has acted in a wide range of disputes including a variety of common law claims, shareholder and partnership claims and insolvency related litigation.

Employment


Jamie has appeared in many complex or multi-day hearings representing both Claimants and Respondent organisations, from the largest companies or institutions to the smallest, and has gained a wealth of experience.

Tax


As an independent barrister Jamie can give advice or provide assistance to solicitors, either as Counsel in the traditional sense or in a consultative manner to firms who do not have a taxation resource internally. Legal advice can also be given directly to accountants and tax advisors. Where appropriate he can assist in negotiations with HMRC officers.

Media


As a member of the Chambers Media Law team Jamie is pleased to provide his experience to a range of clients in the Media Industry.

General Common Law


Jamie is experienced in a wide range of common law matters that arise out of the other areas of his practice.


Notable Cases


Industrial Service (Telford) Limited v. Charles Ransford & Sons Limited CA Civ EWCA 662 [2005]Patchett & Anor v Swimming Pool and Trades Association (SPATA) CA Civ EWCA Civ 717 [2009]