James Heyworth is a qualified barrister, based at Lincoln House Chambers in Manchester: one of the North West’s most respected barristers’ chambers.
Barristers are the legal profession’s specialist advocates: trained and experienced in advising clients and in the examination and cross-examination of witnesses in court.
James has represented clients facing serious criminal charges in the Crown Court: including conspiracy, fraud and murder. He has also appeared for clients in the civil and Coroner’s courts.
One of his most significant recent cases was a 5 day jury inquest in which he represented the family of the deceased. The case involved complex issues of medical evidence as well as detailed expert evidence in relation to closed-circuit rebreathers.
James has also been a diver for 20 years and brings with him a broad range of diving experience. He has dived scuba, surface-supplied air and mixed gas rebreather sets. In addition, having been a supervisor, he has personal experience of Health & Safety risk assessments, Diving at Work regulations, and accident response and management.
Recreational diving experience:
- PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER
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PADI DIVEMASTER
Military diving experience (Royal Navy):
- Royal Navy Ship’s diver and diving supervisor Course
- Long Minewarfare and Clearance Diving Officers Course
Equipment used:
- SABA
- KMB 17 Superlite
- CDBA mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreather
- Type C recompression chamber