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Activist LawyerEp 104: Holding Perpetrators of War Crimes Accountable: Lawyers taking ActionIn this episode, Sarah sits down with Tayab Ali, Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), to discuss the organisation's critical work in response to the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the Occupied Territories. The conversation explores ICJP’s efforts and introduces Global 195, a new initiative aiming to coordinate legal interventions across multiple jurisdictions to hold those responsible for international crimes accountable. Tayab, also a partner and Head of International Law at the renowned London firm Bindmans LLP, shares his inspiring journey in law and activism. If you've ever found yourself deciding between a career in pol...2025-04-041h 02
Palestine Deep DiveICJ, UNRWA & Prosecuting UK Politicians Over Gaza War Crimes | Dania Abul Haj & Tayab AliDania Abul Haj is a Palestinian lawyer from occupied Jerusalem. She is a Legal Officer for the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.
Tayab Ali is the Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians. He is also Head of International Law at Bindmans LLP.
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2024-02-011h 28Palestine Deep DiveICJ, UNRWA & Prosecuting UK Politicians Over Gaza War Crimes | Dania Abul Haj & Tayab AliDania Abul Haj is a Palestinian lawyer from occupied Jerusalem. She is a Legal Officer for the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.
Tayab Ali is the Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians. He is also Head of International Law at Bindmans LLP.
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The Owen Jones PodcastCould UK Politicians Be ARRESTED Over Gaza War Crimes? w/ Tayab AliCould British ministers - and British civilians who fought with the Israeli Defence Forces - face prosecution for aiding and abetting Israel's war crimes?A new legal case has been launched - including a criminal complaint alleging UK government ministers' complicity in war crimes which has been lodged with the Metropolitan Police. Could this really lead someone?I speak to Tayab Ali, partner at Bindmans LLP and Head of International Law, and one of the driving forces behind the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians which is driving the case....2024-01-1920 min
The Big PictureThe legal team pursuing justice in the Gaza War | Tayab AliCan Western leaders be held to account for their role in the Gaza war?This week on The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with one lawyer determined to do just that, and who has already put many of them on public notice.Tayab Ali is Solicitor Advocate, a partner at the London Law firm Bindmans LLP and the director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP).For years, Ali fought to bring Israeli politicians...2023-12-141h 44
Bindmans LLPLet's have a conversation about...sickness absenceIn 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.org2023-05-1704 min
Bindmans LLPFamily Law webinar - The 99%ers: What do Real Net Worth clients need? | Part oneIn 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/2023-03-2952 min
Bindmans LLPLet's have a conversation about... Sexual HarassmentJoin 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.org2023-02-0804 min
Bindmans LLPGood Divorce Week 2022 | Financial arrangements to consider alongside a divorceIn 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/2022-12-0204 minBindmans LLPGood Divorce Week 2022 | FAQs around divorce procedureJoin 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/2022-11-3005 min
Bindmans LLPGood Divorce Week 2022 | Good Divorce Week and ADRJoin 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/2022-11-2806 min
Bindmans LLPLet's have a conversation about... redundancyUnfortunately, 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.org2022-09-2806 min
Bindmans LLPLet's have a conversation about... menopauseJoin 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.org2022-07-2005 min
Bindmans LLPLet's have a conversation about... disciplinary and grievancesJoin 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.org2022-06-2204 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Theodora Middleton - Reclaim These Streets 2022Theodora 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.org2022-06-1511 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC (Hon) - The Fragrant Archers 1987Tory 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.org2022-05-1803 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Stephen Grosz KC(Hon) - Witham 1997In 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.org2022-04-2004 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Stephen Grosz KC(Hon) - Mandla 1983Stephen 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.org2022-03-0905 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Stephen Grosz KC(Hon) - Marshall 1986/1993Helen 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.org2022-02-2307 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Tamsin Allen - Cambridge Analytica 2018In 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.org2022-02-0920 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC(Hon) - Goldsmith 1976Sir 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.org2022-01-2608 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Stephen Grosz KC(Hon) - Mendoza 2004Stephen 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.
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Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC(Hon) - James Hanratty 1961Despite 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.org2021-12-0807 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Tamsin Allen - Phone Hacking Scandal 2011Tamsin 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.org2021-11-2407 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC (Hon) - Ponting 1985Bindmans represented Clive Ponting, a senior British civil servant in the Ministry of Defence, after leaked documents about the needless sinking of a ship in the Falklands War, saw him arrested and charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act. Despite the judge directing the jury that they should convict him, Ponting was acquitted. In this episode we discuss this Bindmans’ involvement in the case and how it’s set a precedent with regards to the official secrets and the issue of freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org2021-11-1006 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Stephen Grosz KC(Hon) - Sutherland 1997Bindmans represented a 17-year-old gay man, bringing an application to the European commission of human rights in 1994 on his behalf in the case of Sutherland v UK. The application argued that discrimination between gay men and gay women with regard to the age of consent was unjustified. In this episode, Stephen Grosz KC (Hon) discusses the case, how it led to the law being changed and his thoughts now that time has passed.2021-10-2704 min
Bindmans LLPThe Bindmans Archives | Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC (Hon) - Pinochet 1999Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC (Hon) joins us to discuss the case of the infamous dictator of Chile, General Pinochet, who was the first head of state to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Geoffrey discusses his involvement in the efforts to waive Pinochet’s immunity and have an extradition order granted, in what is regarded by many as the most important international law case.
Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org2021-10-1310 min
Muslim Lawyers Action GroupCitizenship Stripping: Making the World Safer?
How should the UK deal with British citizens who travelled to Syria and allegedly joined Islamic State but now wish to return to the UK? This complex question has been at the heart of the on-going case of Shamima Begum and well as others such as Jack Letts (‘Jihadi Jack’) and Tauqir Sharif (‘Tox’) who have all been stripped of their citizenship. This webinar looks at how this counter terrorism measure is being deployed by states in response to this issue and whether, from a human rights perspective, states have an obligation to take back such individuals. Is banishment the just and...2021-04-121h 32
PMShould Tony Blair be tried for war crimes?Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC has been at the forefront of human rights law since the 1960s - he's the founder of the human rights law firm Bindmans LLP, and Lord Charlie Falconer is a former Lord Chancellor and Minister for Justice...on Broadcasting House, they debated Desmond Tutu's call for Tony Blair to stand trial for war crimes. #Blair #Tutu #r4BH2012-09-0208 min