Solicitor for Digital Payment Systems Regulation in London Found 8799

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Yvonne is an associate solicitor in the Human Rights department specialising in actions against the Police. Yvonne acts in a wide range of claims against the police and other public bodies for false imprisonment, assault, malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office and claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010. Yvonne acts for clients in private law claims for compensation and public law challenges for judicial review. Yvonne also represents families at inquests. Yvonne has acted in claims for unlawful arrest and detention on the grounds of race and/or religious discrimination. Yvonne successfully obtained compensation from the Police for a failure to recognise an individual as a victim of trafficking. Yvonne acted for the applicant in R (on the application of Silvera) v HM Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire successfully challenging the decision of a Coroner not to resume an inquest. Yvonne is recognised in the Legal 500 for fighting ‘exceptionally hard’ for her clients.

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Yvonne specialises in employment law, acting for employers and senior executives. She advises employer clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including: Board disputes, employment claims including discrimination claims and disputes of all types in relation to remuneration and benefit arrangements. She is highly regarded for her realistic and pragmatic approach to defending and finding resolutions to employment tribunal claims and workplace disputes.

She has recognised expertise in relation to transfer of undertakings (TUPE) and practical management of the implications for businesses of TUPE transfer situations. She has developed a particular specialism working with employers to resolve complex board disputes.

Yvonne also carries out senior executive work alongside a busy corporate employment practice. She continues to regularly advise high profile individuals exiting their roles and taking up new positions. Her expertise extends to advising on the enforceability of restrictive covenants in executive service agreements and negotiating the terms of appointments.

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Yvonne's experience extends across many sectors, including retail, professional service firms, manufacturing, licensed trade, property development and charity. She is noted for her ability to deal with legally complex issues while communicating with clients in a clear and straightforward manner. She adopts a collegiate approach, delivering best outcomes for all stakeholders.

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Yvonne is a Principal Lawyer in our Cardiff office. She has over 25 years' experience dealing with complex and high value clinical negligence cases. She has extensive experience in all types of clinical negligence cases, particularly in relation to high value and complex birth injury, brain and spinal/vascular injury claims. Yvonne is frequently mentioned in legal directories and praised for her ability to achieve high awards of damages in maximum severity cases. She has been involved achieving some of the highest value settlements in the UK, including a recent award worth ?19 million. Yvonne's expertise was recognised when she was asked to form part of the working party appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government to advise on the implementation of the Redress Act in Wales.

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Yvette Allen is a member of the firm’s immigration and global mobility team. Yvette advises businesses of all sizes from a variety of sectors on the full range of UK immigration permissions as well as global immigration matters for the EMEA region. This includes prevention of illegal working, the points-based system, complex family and global talent applications and other UK employment-related immigration categories.

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Yusuf Battiwala is a derivatives and structured finance lawyer based in London. He regularly advises banks, corporates, funds and industry bodies on derivatives and structured finance transactions (both conventional and Islamic) across all major asset classes.

Yusuf has extensive experience in advising on structured derivatives transactions, derivatives trading documents, the hedging aspects of financings, total return swaps, repos and Shari'a-compliant products. He also advises on collateral arrangements and law reform for the derivatives markets.

Yusuf is particularly well known for his experience in emerging markets and has advised on a number of market-leading transactions. He is renowned for his significant experience in Islamic derivatives and structured finance and has acted as drafting counsel on industry-standard documentation.

Prior to joining us, Yusuf worked in the London office of another large international law firm.

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I am a partner and the national head of public law and human rights at Irwin Mitchell. My expertise is in judicial review, human rights, medical ethics, court of protection welfare and medical cases, equality law and commercial and procurement public law matters.

I have over 22 years experience in conducting successful public law cases relating to a wide range of public functions: social services, healthcare, education, civil liberties including inquests and inquiries. I have worked on successful cases that have reached the Supreme Court and developed the law. I am Accredited by the Law Society as a Legal Representative in Court of Protection welfare cases.

I advise and litigate in a wide range of public law and civil liberties work, acting for individuals, institutions and businesses. I specialise in the healthcare and community care fields. My team advise on Special Educational Needs appeals and education law including challenges on behalf of children or schools and colleges.

I lead a national team of lawyers undertaking public law, health and community care law work. I have a national leading practice in adult welfare/medical treatment proceedings brought by local authorities and health trusts, acting for the Official Solicitor, advocates, families or as Accredited Legal Representative in declaratory High Court or Court of Protection proceedings, involving individuals who may lack capacity to manage their affairs and decide on welfare, residence, contact and healthcare matters themselves.

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Yetunde has over 20 years' experience of advising social housing sector and private sector landlords and their agents in relation to housing management and residential landlord and tenant non-contentious issues and disputes

In the social housing sector Yetunde has immense experience of providing advice on the wide spectrum of housing law issues, devising strategies for progressing cases in the most cost efficient manner, dealing with injunction and possession matters related to serious breaches of tenancy due to, for example, the most serious forms of anti-social and criminal behaviour, hoarding, unauthorised works by tenants to their property, subletting, tenancy fraud, failed succession and associated complicating factors such as mental health and Equality Act issues. Yetunde also defends landlords in private prosecutions in the Magistrates' court where it is alleged premises are prejudicial to health or amount to a statutory nuisance, she advises landlords where tenants allege they have breached their repair obligations.