Indefinite Leave to Remain – what’s on the horizon following the government’s September announcements? The government plans to extend the period of time people need to live in the UK in order qualify for settlement from 5 years to 10 years. However it has also said a points-based assessment could affect the length of that period, with relevant factors including work, NI contributions, good English, a clean criminal record and “giving back to the community”. Ahead of a consultation planned for later this year, Bindmans Head of Business Immigration, Tanya Goldfarb, discusses what we know so far with colleague Karma Hickman. Please note this podcast is for information purposes only. This is not lega advice and should not be relied on as such.
In this episode of Let's have a conversation about... Krishna Santra, partner in our Employment team, discusses key considerations for employers when it comes to employees taking long term sickness absences. Music by joystock.org - www.joystock.org
In part one of our Family Law webinar series, Melissa Arnold and Maeve Lucey of the Bindmans LLP Family and Matrimonial team and Jo O'Sullivan of O'Sullivan Family Law are joined by guest speaker Nasstassia Hylton of 1GC Family Law to discuss the following topics: - The cost of living crisis and what it means for clients - Legal fees and transparency - What's going on with the court? - Good to know law and recent cases For more information about our Family and Matrimonial services, visit our website here: https://www.bindmans.com/legal-services/individual/family-and-matrimonial/
Join Krishna Santra, partner in our Employment team, as she discusses some key considerations for employers when dealing with sexual harassment claims. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
In the third and final podcast of their Good Divorce Week 2022 series, Melissa Arnold and Maeve Lucey from the Bindmans Family and Matrimonial team discuss financial arrangements that might need to be made alongside a divorce. For more information about the Family and Matrimonial team and the services they offer, visit our website: https://www.bindmans.com/legal-services/individual/family-and-matrimonial/
Join Melissa Arnold and Maeve Lucey from the Bindmans Family and Matrimonial team for the next instalment of their Good Divorce Week 2022 series, as they discuss some frequently asked questions regarding divorce procedure. For more information about the Family and Matrimonial team and the services they offer, visit our website: www.bindmans.com/legal-services/i…and-matrimonial/
Join Melissa Arnold and Maeve Lucey from the Bindmans Family and Matrimonial team for part one of their Good Divorce Week 2022 series. In this episode, Melissa and Maeve discuss what Good Divorce Week is, and why this annual campaign spearheaded by Resolution is so important, as well as providing an introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution. For more information about the Family and Matrimonial team and the services they offer, visit our website: https://www.bindmans.com/legal-services/individual/family-and-matrimonial/
Unfortunately, redundancies are a fact of commercial life. Join Krishna Santra, partner in our Employment team, as she discusses what employers should keep in mind when making staff redundant. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Join Krishna Santra, partner in our Employment team, as she discusses how employers should handle menopause in the workplace to ensure the retention of staff. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Join Krishna Santra, partner in our Employment team, as she outlines how an employer should handle the disciplinary and grievances process. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Theodora Middleton joins us to discuss the judicial review challenge brought by Reclaim These Streets over the Metropolitan Police’s handling of a proposed vigil in memory of Sarah Everard, and in opposition of violence against women. Theodora discusses the details of this case and the impact she expects it to have in the future. Since this podcast was recorded, the Metropolitan Police's application to appeal has been refused. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Tory MP Jeffrey Archer was famously jailed for perverting justice and perjury after he was accused of lying and creating false diary entries in order to win damages in the 1987 libel case against the Daily Star, centred around allegations he had sex with a prostitute. Geoffrey Bindman joins Jon Crocker to discuss the case and his involvement. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
In 1997, Mr Witham wanted to bring an action for defamation. However, legal aid wasn’t available for defamation claims and we was unable to afford the court fees due, the Lord Chancellor having withdrawn an exemption from fees for people on income support. In this episode we look at how Bindmans successfully claimed that this violated Mr. Witham’s common law constitutional right to access to the courts in one of the first cases that propounded the principle of fundamental constitutional rights at common law. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Stephen Grosz KC (Hon) discusses the significance of the case of Mandla v Dowell-Lee. A Sikh man brought a claim under the Race Relations Act after his 12-year-old was banned from wearing his turban at school. The Birmingham County Court and the Court of Appeal dismissed the claim, ruling that Sikhs were not an ethnic group. Represented by Bindmans, Mr Mandla took the case to the House of Lords, which reversed the lower court rulings and found that Sikhs were protected by the Act. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Helen Marshall, a dietician working for Southampton and Southwest Hampshire area health authority instructed Bindmans after she was dismissed from her role despite wanting to continue working past her employer’s retirement age for women. In this episode discover how Bindmans represented Miss Marshall as she went to the European court and changed the law, not once, but twice: establishing first that differential retirement ages amounted to unlawful sex discrimination; and secondly that a limit on compensation in employment discrimination cases was unlawful. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
In a headline case that gained interest globally, Tamsin Allen acted for Chris Wylie, who blew the whistle on Cambridge Analytica, a consultancy working for the Trump Campaign, who had illegally obtained the Facebook information of 87 million people and used it to build psychological profiles of voters. Tamsin joins Jon Crocker to discuss the details of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, its wider impact on society, and how she sees it influencing the future of social media and the regulation of channels. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC(Hon) covers the case of Sir James Goldsmith, a billionaire businessman who launched a number of libel cases against Private Eye following them publishing a series of stories and jokes that involved or were about him. Alongside the libel cases against the editors and publishers of Private Eye, he also did something which no one had ever done before, he issued a whole lot of claims against distributors and shops who sold Private Eye. Find out more about the case and Bindmans’ contribution in this episode. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Stephen Grosz KC(Hon) joins us to talk about the case of Ghaidan v. Godin-Mendoza, a case that marked an increase of recognition of the importance of gay rights and same sex relationships. Mr Mendoza was in a same-sex relationship when his partner of 30 years died, and their landlord disputed his entitlement to succeed to the assured tenancy of their flat. At a time when the Human Rights Act was being developed, the case showed how useful the act would be in interpreting legislative provisions so that they did not discriminate against gay couples. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Despite little evidence against him and denying any involvement, James Hanratty was convicted of the ‘A6 Murder’ and in 1962 became one of the last people in the UK to be executed before capital punishment was abolished. Hanratty denied it was him up until his death, and his family have fought to prove his innocence since. In this episode, Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC(Hon) discusses one of the most talked-about murder cases in British legal history and his involvement in the case. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org
Tamsin Allen joins us to discuss the well-known phone hacking scandal which led to the eventual collapse of the News of The World. Bindmans LLP set up a claimant group formed of many of those targeted, or who had been informed they were targeted by the scandal. In this episode, Tamsin covers her involvement in the case and the wider effects it had on society. Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org