James is the Chief Counsel and member of the Executive Team at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK’s compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms.  James is responsible for the provision of all legal services at FSCS. James was involved in the UK’s response to the financial crisis of 2008/9.  He has extensive experience of retail financial services regulation, public law and dispute resolution, and regularly engages with government departments and financial regulators. Prior to his role at FSCS, James worked in private practice, specialising in fraud and insolvency litigation, at the law firms Hogan Lovells LLP and, subsequently, Eversheds Sutherland LLP.