Rhiannon James

Rhiannon James

Called to bar: 
2025
Lincoln’s Inn
01792 464623
Conducts cases in both English and Welsh

Rhiannon joined chambers as a tenant in October 2026, following the successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Alison Donovan (Family – Financial Remedy and Civil) and Catrin Jenkins (Family – children).

Rhiannon read Law at the University of Bristol, following which she was awarded the Lord Denning major scholarship from The Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn to study the Bar Training Course (LLM) at Cardiff University. Rhiannon completed the BTC achieving a ‘Very Competent’ grade, was a Finalist in the Cardiff BTC Mock Trial Competition and a Semi Finalist in the Lincoln’s Inn Intervarsity Moot Competition held in London. As part of her LLM, Rhiannon completed a research project examining the impact of marriage duration and the presence of children on financial remedy outcomes upon divorce, for which she achieved a distinction.

Rhiannon has developed a broad practice and accepts instructions in financial remedy proceedings, private and public children law matters, small claims, personal injury and has an interest in developing a practice in agricultural matters.

Practice Areas

Family law

Rhiannon has a busy family law practice, accepting instructions in a range of family matters and appearing before Circuit Judges, District Judges and Lay Justices.

Financial Remedy

Rhiannon has a busy financial remedy practice representing parties at Financial Dispute Appointment and Financial Dispute Resolution hearings.

Children

Rhiannon has a busy family law practice representing both applicants and respondents in a range of family matters including applications for Child Arrangement Orders, Specific Issue Orders and Prohibited Steps Orders.

Rhiannon undertakes work at all stages of proceedings in private law children matters from conciliation and directions hearings through to final hearings.

Rhiannon also accepts instructions in public law child matters.

Family Injunctions

Rhiannon represents applicant and respondents in family injunction applications for Non-Molestation Orders and Occupation Orders, and has successfully represented a respondent client during a contested Occupation order final hearing, receiving judgement in her client’s favor resulting in the application requiring him to vacate his home be dismissed. 

Civil law

Personal Injury

Rhiannon regularly undertakes work on a variety of small claim matters, particularly in respect of Road Traffic Accidents where liability and quantum are disputed. Rhiannon also receives instructions to represent both claimants and defendants in Stage 3 hearings in respect of personal injury.

Housing & Land

Rhiannon also undertakes work in possession claims; she acts for Local Authorities and Housing Associations in respect of injunction applications and committal for sentence hearings.

Rhiannon has successfully completed the Agricultural Law Association’s Starter 10 Course and as such has a particular interest in agricultural disputes.

Appointments 

Lincoln’s Inn Lord Denning Scholar

Memberships 

Family Law Bar Association
Agricultural Law Association
Lincoln’s Inn

Education 

Bar Practice Course Cardiff University – Very Competent
LLM Cardiff University – Distinction
LLB University of Bristol – Upper second class