James Libson is the Executive Partner of Mishcon de Reya LLP. He has been involved in many of the highest profile cases of the last 20 years, including acting for Deborah Lipstadt in her defence of the claim brought against her by the holocaust denier, David Irving, for Gina Miller in both her recent Supreme Court challenges relating to Article 50 and, this year, prorogation; and for the Jewish Labour Movement in its referral of the Labour Party to the EHRC. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Law in 2018. He has sat as a trustee and chaired several charities including World Jewish Relief, and currently chairs Prism, the Gift Fund, a charity that seeks to increase the flow of funds to the philanthropic sector
