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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
125 WOOD STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7AW
England
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Work Department

Employment

Position

Binder is a partner in the employment team. He joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2017 from another leading City law firm where he was a partner for over 16 years. He advises on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment and partnership matters and is recognised, in particular, for his expertise in complex discrimination claims, class actions, collective labour and trade union law.

Binder is experienced in all forms of employment litigation, both in the High Court and tribunals, as well as discrimination (in employment and partnership), regulatory issues and industrial action injunctions. He works for a wide range of staff associations and their members and, in addition, acts for senior employees and partners, frequently in relation to discrimination claims.

Recognised as a leader in his field by a number of legal directories, Binder has been described as ‘extremely knowledgeable’; ‘excellent in his dealing with members and highly regarded for his expertise in discrimination and industrial action claims’; ‘knows his law and gets good results for his clients’; and ‘one of the very best employment lawyers in the UK. His ability to spot the key issues in a case is unrivalled and his legal analysis is always spot on. He is a modest but brilliant lawyer’. He is a past treasurer of the Employment Lawyers Association and is a frequent speaker within the profession and to clients. He is a regular media commentator on employment issues.

Career

Trained Pattinson & Brewer; qualified 1995; partner 2000-2017; partner at Penningtons Manches 2017

Languages

Punjabi

Memberships

Employment Lawyers’ Association (past treasurer)

Education

University of Wales, College of Cardiff

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Employees/unions

(Leading partners)

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The team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has a strong reputation for its capabilities in handling group action claims, frequently doing so at High Court and Court of Appeal level. The team’s client roster features employees, union members and staff associations, who it assists with the range of employment issues, from redundancies and reorganisations to sex discrimination claims; discrimination matters are an area of specialism of Saima Sarwar. A standout aspect of the team’s workload is its work for the Police Federation of England and Wales. ‘Doyenne of police employment law’, Binder Bansel oversees the group, key members of which include Anthea Christie and Clare Walsh, both are noted as working ‘far beyond expectations’ for clients.