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Littleton Chambers
3 KING'S BENCH WALK NORTH, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7HR
England
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Lydia Banerjee
Position
Lydia practises in commercial law, sports law and employment law. In the sporting field Lydia sits as an arbitrator, conducts independent review work and advocates on equality issues, selection disputes and disciplinary proceedings. Lydia’s commercial practice encompasses disputes including contractual interpretation, partnership disputes and directors’ duties as well as international arbitration. Lydia’s employment work includes injunctive proceedings in business protection disputes, all types of discrimination, equal pay and general advisory work.
Career
Qualified 2007; Middle Temple. Listed in Who’s Who of Britain’s Young Entrepreneurs 2006 and Who’s Who of Emerging Business Leaders 2007 and 2008; trustee for charity Rafiki and director of Kinson Pottery Ltd.
Memberships
COMBAR; BASL, ELBA; SEC; LCF; WISLaw
Education
Parkstone Grammar School; Downing College, Cambridge.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Lydia Banerjee – Littleton Chambers ‘Lydia is a joy to work with. Her advocacy is clear and persuasive; her cross-examination hits all the right notes. She has very good judgement: she knows when and how to drop weaker points yet is tenacious in pursuing points which are arguable.’
London Bar > Sport
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Lydia Banerjee – Littleton Chambers ‘Lydia is unflappable, without weakness; if you want a brilliant outcome without paying for a Silk, instruct her.’
Littleton Chambers demonstrates an ‘excellent range of work‘ in the sports field, which includes contractual, employment and FA Rule K disputes in football, while standing out for its work in the scope of discrimination and safeguarding investigations. For example, Mohinderpal Sethi KC is chair of the independent investigation, and Ashley Cukier a member of the investigation team, looking into allegations of unlawful discrimination at Yorkshire CCC. Paul Gilroy KC was instructed as an expert witness on English law in an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the dispute between the club and Nantes FC over the transfer of Emiliano Sala. David Reade KC is noted for his working relating to agency contracts disputes in football, and Lydia Banerjee is noted for her work in investigations by governing bodies regarding, among others, safeguarding and abuse.