Richard Gray
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Year of Call: 1986
Practice
Richard Gray was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1986. For a time his practice was almost exclusively crime with a heavy emphasis on defence work, where his cross examination skills, and in particular his intuitive arguments in respect of disclosure issues, were well recognised by those who instructed him. He appeared in a number of substantial cases and held a Leading Junior brief in El Kurd; still one of the principle authorities on Money Laundering.
Richard has now moved away from this area and concentrated on a number of diverse areas of law which include in the main Employment, Personal Injury, VAT and Regulatory work.
In Personal Injury work he is instructed mostly for Defendants but more recently has taken Claimant work.
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Telephone: 0161 214 1500
Employment
In the field of Employment he has appeared for a number of companies such as Mowlem in the ET at first instance and the EAT. He is instructed as Counsel in both Claimant and Respondent cases where his cross examination skills have proved to be effective.
Richard has been approached by the Headmaster of a Large Cheshire Grammar School with a view to advising him in respect of issues of Employment and Judicial Review against the Governors of that School.
In an aspect of foreign jurisdiction Richard has been instructed to act on behalf of a British Citizen detained in Dubai and liaising with the Emirate firm of Dr Habib Al Mulla & Company in Abu Dhabi to advise him on various legal issues.
Personal Injury
In Personal Injury work he is instructed mostly for Defendants but more recently has taken Claimant work.
Crime
Insofar as Regulatory Work is concerned Richard has lectured to the Chartered Institute of Taxation, has delivered lectures on the powers of HMRC to the same body and lectured to firms of high profile solicitors on the same subject. Recently he has been invited to lecture at the Chartered Accountants Association CPD lectures. He has recently appeared in the Appeal Tribunal against the CQC attempting to retain the registration of the proprietor and manger where these had been revoked as a result of alleged regulatory breaches.