Direct Access Barrister

James Russell Lewis-Bale

Direct Access Barrister

James Russell Lewis-Bale

James Lewis-Bale is a specialist barrister in Employment & Discrimination law.

He specialises in a broad range of claims within this area of dismissal, whistleblowing, TUPE, redundancy, unpaid wages and discrimination claims and appeals for both employees and employers.


James acts for claimants and respondents in a wide range of employment law matters. He offers comprehensive advice and advocacy.

He is often instructed to provide advice on the merits and quantum of tribunal matters, in addition to providing specific advice on questions which arise in respect of a claim.

James has already been instructed to appear in several multi-day employment tribunal hearings including discrimination claims. He has previously appeared in several preliminary hearings including determining employment status, jurisdiction and disability status.

Area of Law

Employment and Pensions

Employment Law focussed specialist.

What sort of work do I do?

Full range of services in Employment and Discrimination law, from drafting through to advocacy. Also skilled in negotiations, mediations and alternative dispute resolution.

Who do I work for?

Clients vary from individuals to large scale corporate entities

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