James Green

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James Green Jobs in Meredale, Gauteng, South Africa at Littleton Chambers

Title: James Green

Company: Littleton Chambers

Location: Meredale, Gauteng, South Africa

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/ Overview

James is a specialist practitioner in employment, sports and commercial law. He is ranked as a leading junior in employment in the Legal 500, and has particular expertise in discrimination law and business protection disputes. In addition to his domestic practice, James is frequently involved in cases in the DIFC and the ADGM.

Recent Cases Have Included

• Obtaining an injunction under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997 in the context of an employment dispute, led by David Reade KC.
• Acting for an employer in litigation concerning complex financial instruments and an associated bonus dispute.
• Defending the highest value employment claim to date in the ADGM, led by James Bickford Smith.
• Acting for the defendants in a high-value civil fraud claim regarding the sale of PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic, led by Adam Solomon KC and Alex Robson.
• Advising on numerous prospective team move disputes in the DIFC.

/ Expertise

Statutory & High Court

James frequently acts for both employers and employees in complex and high-value litigation in the Employment Tribunal and civil courts, as well as in the DIFC and ADGM.

• Racha Al Khawaja v TPL Investment Management Ltd & Anor – acted for the Defendants in the highest value employment claim to date in the ADGM. The case concerned the termination of a CEO and the application of fiduciary duties to an unusual and generous incentive agreement.
• Acting for a major law firm in a complex claim for disability and marital status discrimination.
• Acting for an employer, led by Gavin Mansfield KC, in a High Court claim concerning the termination of a senior employee and a high-value and complex LTIP scheme.
• Acting for a senior executive in the pharmaceutical industry in a whistleblowing claim.
• Advising on a substantial bonus dispute in the DIFC in the context of a large-scale team move
• The Employment Rights Bill 2024 – Start Legislating. Details to Follow. 11 October 2024
• Lucy Bone and James Green in Court of Appeal non-compete case 12 May 2022
• James Green: Privilege in Investigations Following the Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation 11 March 2020

Injunctions

James has experience acting in cases for injunctive relief in both England & Wales and in the DIFC.

• Obtaining an injunction under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997, led by David Reade KC, against a senior employee.
• Planon Limited v Gilligan – led by Lucy Bone in a leading Court of Appeal case on the effect of delay when seeking interim injunctive relief.
• Advising on numerous large-scale team moves in the professional services industry in the DIFC.
• Advising a video-game company about the recovery of company property from a departed employee.

Civil Fraud

James has acted in a number of high-value and complex civil fraud claims.

• Acting for the corporate defendants in a complex case concerning the sale of PPE in the Covid-19 pandemic, led by Adam Solomon KC and Alex Robson. The case involves allegations of bribery, breach of fiduciary duties, accessory liability, and a Part 20 claim for negligence against the defendants’ former solicitors.
• Acting for the claimant in a case concerning an alleged conspiracy to replicate its confidential business model and online pay-per-click advertising strategy, led by David Reade KC and Lydia Banerjee.

Sport

James has experience acting in a range of sports disputes and investigations.

• Acting for a Premier League club in an FA Rule K arbitration, led by Adam Solomon KC.
• An investigation into allegations of discrimination at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, led by Mohinderpal Sethi KC.
• Acting for a boxer appealing anti-doping sanctions.
• Five Littleton Members join the SCMP Legal Advice Service 6 October 2022
• The Sethi Investigation into Yorkshire Cricket publishes Terms of Reference 22 November 2021
• Podcast: James Green and Stuart Sanders on the new UEFA guidelines for eligibility in international competitions 4 May 2020
• James Green: High Court makes finding of serious irregularity in rule K Arbitration 12 May 2018

/ What the directories say

• “He is incredibly hardworking and great to have in your corner. James is a good advocate and master of his briefs at all times.” Legal 500 2026
• “He is very responsive and his advocacy is always lucid and succinct.” Legal 500 2025
• “Commercially excellent and incredibly knowledgeable. He is always calm and sensible.” Legal 500 2024
• “James is outstanding – he is super clever, knows the law inside out, gives beautifully-balanced commercial advice, and is great with clients.” Legal 500 2023

About

Education, Scholarships, & Prizes

James studied history at the University of Bristol, attaining a First Class degree, and a Master’s degree in American History at the University of Oxford. He later obtained a Distinction on the GDL from City University London. In the interim, he was awarded a scholarship by the Daiwa Foundation and lived in Japan for two years, where he studied Japanese and worked as a journalist.

Before joining Littleton, James spent a year working at the Court of Appeal as a judicial assistant to the former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, working on cases such as R(Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and R v Alexander Blackman.

News

• The Employment Rights Bill 2024 – Start Legislating. Details to Follow. 11 October 2024
• Five Littleton Members join the SCMP Legal Advice Service 6 October 2022
• The Sethi Investigation into Yorkshire Cricket publishes Terms of Reference 22 November 2021
• Basfar v Wong – Diplomatic Immunity, Human Trafficking and “Commercial Activities” Revisited 2 April 2020
• HBOS Report – risky business? 11 March 2020

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Events

• Employment Breakfast Seminar 3 March 2025
• Webinar on Independent Investigations in Sport by John Mehrzad QC, Lydia Banerjee and James Green 7 September 2021

Cases

• Lucy Bone and James Green in Court of Appeal non-compete case 12 May 2022

Recordings

• Podcast: James Green and Stuart Sanders on the new UEFA guidelines for eligibility in international competitions 4 May 2020
• He is incredibly hardworking and create to have in your corner. James is a good advocate and master of his briefs at all times. Legal 500 2026
• He is very responsive and his advocacy is always lucid and succinct. Legal 500 2025
• Commercially excellent and incredibly knowledgeable. He is always calm and sensible. Legal 500 2024