Littleton Chambers

Benjamin Gray is an experienced specialist in employment, sport and commercial law cases. He appears regularly across a range of courts and tribunals both at first instance and on appeal.

His clients include prominent plcs, central Government departments and high net worth individuals. His caseload ranges from employee misconduct and internal investigations through discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, and unfair dismissal. His wider practice includes TUPE disputes, restrictive covenants and employee competition, injunctions, fraud and committal proceedings.

Benjamin’s wider work, including as a Government panellist, gives him experience and understanding of crossover issues in employment, commercial and public law litigation, including overlapping criminal and regulatory investigations and proceedings.

Benjamin is experienced in dealing with cases involving political or reputational sensitivity, and has worked in a variety of litigation involving or linked to campaign groups and issues.

He has extensive advocacy and witness handling experience, including cross examining individuals, including on career-ending allegations, ranging from senior executives through to vulnerable witnesses. He is experienced at using intermediaries and other special measures. He has a thorough knowledge of mental capacity legislation and is experienced at acting for and against protected parties.

He is a member of the Employment Law Bar Association’s Management Committee, the Attorney General’s London B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, a Recorder and a Deputy District Judge.

• Contributor – Commentary to the AIFC Court Rules

• Rights of Audience – Astana International Financial Centre

• Recorder, 2022-Present

• Deputy District Judge, 2021-Present

• Attorney General’s London B Panel – 2021-2026

• Attorney General’s London C Panel – 2017-2021

• General Editor, The Employment Tribunal Remedies Handbook (since 2016)

• Contributor, The Termination of Employment

• BA War Studies, King’s College London (First Class Honours)

• Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction)

• Major Scholarship, Inner Temple

• ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator

• Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

• Member of Employment Lawyers Bar Association (ELBA) (Management Committee)

• Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)

• Industrial Law Society (ILS)

• Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)