Profile
James Stewart is a partner in Manches’ family department and deals with all aspects of family law, especially complex financial cases which often have an international dimension, and is widely regarded as a family lawyer with a commercial edge.
James is a Governor of the International Academy of International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML), a member of the International Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) and a Resolution Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer. He has acted in a number of significant cases, including the landmark family/Human Rights Act case of Clibbery -v- Allan [2002], for the successful Claimant in the widely reported cohabitation case of Cox -v- Jones [2004] and for the mother in the case of Re: C (A Child: Financial Provision) [2006], where his client received the highest capital award of its kind in this jurisdiction.
In 2003 James was one of the first solicitors in England to train in collaborative family law. He is a founder member of the Central London Collaborative Forum.
James writes extensively on international family law issues. He has a particular interest in the development of family law in the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). His articles on Anglo-Russian divorce have appeared in The Times and The Russian Investment Review. He also Chairs Manches’ International Wealth Protection Group which focuses on the needs of family offices and relocating clients.
In 2009 James was appointed to The Times Law Panel, an advisory body of 100 of the country’s most prominent lawyers.
In a Sunday Observer profile, James was described as “confident and successful, with 20 years on his rivals, his fresh approach to family law is turning heads”.
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