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Paul Ridge
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Work Department
Public law and human rights department.
Position
Partner and member of the civil liberties and social welfare and public law teams specialising in housing and community care. Paul has represented at all levels of the domestic courts and with applications to Strasbourg. He has acted for protestors at Parliament Square in relation to the rights of the Mayor of London to gain possession of crown land. Recent cases include a challenge within the Court of Protection to access arrangements for a disabled parent; governance disputes of a leading Mosque; a challenge within the Upper Tribunal relating to the charitable status of private schools. Paul is regularly instructed by the Official Solicitor and frequently conducts judicial reviews relating to community care, often overlapping with housing needs.
Career
Joined Bindmans LLP in 2001, associate in 2006, partner 2010.
Member
Housing Law Practitioners Association; Human Rights Lawyers Association; Community Care Law Reports advisory panel.
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; Healthcare; Social housing
