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| Address: |
275 Grays Inn Road |
| Town: |
London WC1X 8QB |
| Phone: |
(020) 7833 4433 |
| Fax: |
(020) 7837 9792 |
| DX: |
37904 Kings Cross |
| Areas of law: |
Civil Liberties, Clinical Negligence, Community Care, Crime (General), Defamation/Libel and Slander, Discrimination, Employment, Family, Housing, Human Rights, Immigration and Nationality, Inquests, Media & Entertainment, Mental Health, Personal Injury, Public Inquiries, Public Law, Regulation & Compliance |
| Client Sector Served: |
Private Client, SME/Small Business, Corporate/Commercial |
| Web Profile: |
Bindman & Partners is prominent in human rights, crime, actions against the police, defamation, employment, family law, personal injury, clinical negligence, housing, community care, mental health and immigration.
THE FIRM: Bindman & Partners specialises in civil liberties, public law and the rights of the individual. Their unrivalled expertise in these fields has placed them in a unique position in the legal market, able to act for both individuals and private and public sector bodies with insight into both sides of a challenge. The firm’s aim for all its clients is to defend their interests, ensure sound decision making and the highest standards of legal accountability. The firm’s practitioners are some of the country’s most knowledgeable and it is a leading firm in many practice areas.
The firm has a commitment to both quality and is constantly developing new areas of expertise and provides a full range of skills for individuals, organisations and institutions.
TYPES OF WORK UNDERTAKEN:
CRIMINAL LAW: The firm deals with all aspects of criminal defence work, from serious white-collar fraud to terrorism, homicide and public order cases. The firm has a special interest in cases involving abuses of police powers, as well as extradition and Official Secrets Act cases. It acts for journalists under investigation by the police, company regulatory obligations and is dedicated to uncovering miscarriages of justice. The firm has a long-standing reputation for taking civil actions against the police on behalf of those abused within the criminal justice system nationwide.
EMPLOYMENT AND DISCRIMINATION: In employment cases, the firm acts for both employees and employers in all aspects of employment law, contentious and non-contentious. Bindmans acts for public authorities and within the not-for-profit sector including: local authorities, statutory bodies, regulators and charities. The firm is a leader in discrimination cases with a particular focus on disability issues, race discrimination, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and pregnancy and flexible working.
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE AND PERSONAL INJURY: Clinical negligence is also a specialism, notably brain damage and other serious disabilities. The firm has regularly recovered awards of more than £3m. All types of personal injury are dealt with, including road traffic and work place accidents and cases involving bullying and stress at work.
MEDIA AND DEFAMATION: The practice is a leader in defamation and has brought and defended major libel actions. It also deals with privacy, breach of confidence, copyright and freedom of information. The practice also has wide experience of film production, data protection issues and media contractual work.
OTHER: All aspects of immigration, nationality and refugee work are handled. The full range of matrimonial and family problems are also covered, and the firm is particularly known for acting in care proceedings. Mental health is a specialism, including lawfulness of detention and appropriateness of treatment. The public law and human rights department has been at the forefront of the growth in judicial review work and while maintaining the firm’s profile of general public law and its expertise in human rights and civil liberties, it has significantly expanded its work for public authorities and professional regulatory bodies. Housing work includes homelessness, eviction and rent assessment. The firm has a particular expertise in cases concerning the European Convention on Human Rights, both in the national courts and in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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44 |
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