On him fell the main burden of investigating the assassination plot, and of hushing up the charges brought by Sir John Fenwick (1645–1697) against Godolphin, Shrewsbury, Marlborough, and Russell. Shrewsbury's ill-health, however, and the course of events soon thrust Vernon into prominence, and during the king's absences on the continent he acted as secretary to the lords justices. On Shrewsbury's return to power (March 1693-4) Vernon resumed in name his former relations with him. He again represented Penryn in the parliaments of 1705-10. On 30 October 1695 he was returned to parliament for Penryn, Cornwall, and on 22 July 1698 for Westminster, which seat he continued to hold until the dissolution of 2 July 1702. In 1693 he was appointed to a commissionership of prizes, which he held until 1705. On Shrewsbury's resignation, Vernon served in the same capacity Sir John Trenchard, by whom he was employed in Flanders in the summer of 1692 to furnish reports of the movements of the army to Sir William Dutton Colt, British minister at Celle. These duties he exchanged on the revolution for the post of private secretary to Lord Shrewsbury. He then entered the secretary of state's office as clerk and gazetteer, i.e. On his return he became secretary to the Duke of Monmouth he it was that erased the obnoxious adjective 'natural' from the patent conferring the command-in-chief upon the duke in 1674 but left his service in 1678. Vernon was employed by Sir Joseph Williamson to collect news in Holland in March 1671-2, and in the following June attended Lord Halifax on his mission to Louis XIV. In 1676 he was incorporated at Cambridge, which university he represented in the parliament of 1678-9. Like his elder brother Francis, he was an alumnus of Oxford, where he matriculated from Christ Church on 19 July 1662, graduated B.A. Vernon was a younger son of Francis Vernon of London (a scion of the Vernons of Haslington, Cheshire, and Hanbury, Staffordshire), by his wife, Anne Welby, widow daughter of George Smithes, a London goldsmith. James gives seminars and workshops on a number of topics of interest to professional bodies in the construction and engineering industry, including health and safety.James Vernon (1646–1727) was an English politician and Secretary of State for both the Northern and the Southern Departments during the reign of William III. James’ practice covers all forms of dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitrations, adjudications and mediations. James has also acted for clients in respect of subrogated recovery actions and health and safety investigations. These have ranged from small fee claims to high value, multiparty construction and engineering actions in the UK, Ireland and overseas. James is admitted to practice in England and Wales and in Ireland.ĭuring his time at Beale and Company, James has acted for engineers, architects, contractors in relation to a wide range of contentious matters arising during and after projects have been completed. James joined Beale and Company in 2003, qualifying in 2005, and is a Partner in the Construction and Engineering group and the Insurance/Professional Negligence group. Construction, health and safety, insurance, professional liability Position
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