James is a director at Grant Thornton Channel Islands based in Jersey. He works within the Advisory Services team specialising in Recovery and Reorganisation and Forensic Investigation Services.
James is a Chartered Accountant, qualified Insolvency Practitioner, Certified Fraud Examiner and Professional Investigator and has 17 years experience in the finance industry, with more than 11 of these in Insolvency and Forensics. He has significant experience leading all manner of solvent and insolvent liquidations, primarily in Jersey and Guernsey, and regularly advises directors, creditors and other stakeholders in insolvency and restructuring related matters. James also undertakes forensic investigations, both inside and outside of liquidation appointments, relating to suspected fraud and/or asset recoveries.
James sits on the Legal & Regulatory Committee of the Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Experts (ARIES), the Channel Islands chapter of INSOL International. James is also a module author for the INSOL International Foundation Certificate in International Insolvency.
The introduction of an administration regime to Jersey on 19 June 2026 represents a notable milestone in the development of the Island’s insolvency framework
