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Lydia Banerjee

Lydia Banerjee

Call: 2007

Barrister

"We are impressed by her diligence and first-class brain. Her advocacy is pitched at just the right level. Clients love her."

Chambers & Partners 2024

"Lydia is a superb sport and employment barrister who is very sharp and brilliant to work with."

Chambers & Partners 2024

"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."

Legal 500 2024

"Lydia is never fazed by litigation; she stays calm and takes it in her stride. Her cross-examination is very good and she is absolutely on top of the detail."

Chambers & Partners 2023

"She is able to digest information at a staggering speed and to identify the most important legal points and arguments in an almost clinical fashion."

Chambers & Partners 2023

"Lydia Banerjee is known in football; she has a good reputation."

Chambers & Partners 2023

“Lydia is incredibly commercially minded and pragmatic. Her cross examination style is a particular strength.”

Legal 500 - Sport

“Lydia is calm and well prepared, and takes a commercial approach to getting the best result for the client.”

Legal 500 - Employment

"She is excellent at cross-examination; she hoovers up the detail and clients love her." "She manages to grasp the issues deftly and with a great degree of gravitas which belies her years, and she is an approachable and amenable barrister."

Chambers & Partners - Employment

"Incredibly capable and has an excellent manner." "She has a spectacular ability to concentrate for a long period of time and she is really thorough."

Chambers & Partners - Sport

"A highly experienced barrister."

Legal 500 - Employment

"First and foremost, Lydia understands that sport is a people business and her advice is rooted in a real appreciation of that. She has a calm and measured authority and expertise, based on demonstrable experience."

Legal 500 - Sport

"An excellent barrister, whose advice is straightforward, pragmatic and to the point, and her client manner is superb and support invaluable"

Legal 500 - Employment

“Very thorough and diligent. Excellent decision-making skills. More than anything, Lydia understands the practicalities and sensitivities of working in the sports sector.”

Legal 500 - Sport

“One of the brightest young barristers at the set; she is super-bright, extreme and faultless in her level of preparation and has a fantastic bedside manner”

Chambers & Partners

“Adept at dealing with difficult issues before an international audience”

Legal 500 – Sport

“A future star of the Bar with all the required legal skill sets that exudes a sense of calm control”

Legal 500

“Lydia Banerjee-considered, calm and always helpful”

Legal 500

Lydia Banerjee

"We are impressed by her diligence and first-class brain. Her advocacy is pitched at just the right level. Clients love her."

Chambers & Partners 2024

"Lydia is a superb sport and employment barrister who is very sharp and brilliant to work with."

Chambers & Partners 2024

"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."

Legal 500 2024

"Lydia is never fazed by litigation; she stays calm and takes it in her stride. Her cross-examination is very good and she is absolutely on top of the detail."

Chambers & Partners 2023

"She is able to digest information at a staggering speed and to identify the most important legal points and arguments in an almost clinical fashion."

Chambers & Partners 2023

"Lydia Banerjee is known in football; she has a good reputation."

Chambers & Partners 2023

“Lydia is incredibly commercially minded and pragmatic. Her cross examination style is a particular strength.”

Legal 500 - Sport

“Lydia is calm and well prepared, and takes a commercial approach to getting the best result for the client.”

Legal 500 - Employment

"She is excellent at cross-examination; she hoovers up the detail and clients love her." "She manages to grasp the issues deftly and with a great degree of gravitas which belies her years, and she is an approachable and amenable barrister."

Chambers & Partners - Employment

"Incredibly capable and has an excellent manner." "She has a spectacular ability to concentrate for a long period of time and she is really thorough."

Chambers & Partners - Sport

"A highly experienced barrister."

Legal 500 - Employment

"First and foremost, Lydia understands that sport is a people business and her advice is rooted in a real appreciation of that. She has a calm and measured authority and expertise, based on demonstrable experience."

Legal 500 - Sport

"An excellent barrister, whose advice is straightforward, pragmatic and to the point, and her client manner is superb and support invaluable"

Legal 500 - Employment

“Very thorough and diligent. Excellent decision-making skills. More than anything, Lydia understands the practicalities and sensitivities of working in the sports sector.”

Legal 500 - Sport

“One of the brightest young barristers at the set; she is super-bright, extreme and faultless in her level of preparation and has a fantastic bedside manner”

Chambers & Partners

“Adept at dealing with difficult issues before an international audience”

Legal 500 – Sport

“A future star of the Bar with all the required legal skill sets that exudes a sense of calm control”

Legal 500

“Lydia Banerjee-considered, calm and always helpful”

Legal 500

Contact

“Lydia is a superb sport and employment barrister who is very sharp and brilliant to work with.” Chambers & Partners 2024

“We are impressed by her diligence and first-class brain. Her advocacy is pitched at just the right level. Clients love her.” Chambers & Partners 2024

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.” Legal 500 2024

“Lydia is never fazed by litigation; she stays calm and takes it in her stride. Her cross-examination is very good and she is absolutely on top of the detail.” Chambers & Partners, 2023

“She is able to digest information at a staggering speed and to identify the most important legal points and arguments in an almost clinical fashion.” Chambers & Partners, 2023

“Lydia Banerjee is known in football; she has a good reputation.” Chambers & Partners, 2023

“Lydia is calm and well prepared, and takes a commercial approach to getting the best result for the client.” Legal 500 – Employment 2023

“Lydia is incredibly commercially minded and pragmatic. Her cross examination style is a particular strength.” Legal 500 – Sport 2023

“Lydia Banerjee-considered, calm and always helpful”  – Legal 500, 2023

“She is excellent at cross-examination; she hoovers up the detail and clients love her.” “She manages to grasp the issues deftly and with a great degree of gravitas which belies her years, and she is an approachable and amenable barrister.” – Chambers & Partners – Employment 2022

“Incredibly capable and has an excellent manner.” “She has a spectacular ability to concentrate for a long period of time and she is really thorough.” – Chambers & Partners – Sport 2022

“A highly experienced barrister.” – Legal 500 – Employment 2022

“First and foremost, Lydia understands that sport is a people business and her advice is rooted in a real appreciation of that. She has a calm and measured authority and expertise, based on demonstrable experience.” – Legal 500 – Sport 2022

“An excellent barrister, whose advice is straightforward, pragmatic and to the point, and her client manner is superb and support invaluable” – Legal 500 – Employment 2020

“Very thorough and diligent.  Excellent decision-making skills.  More than anything, Lydia understands the practicalities and sensitivities of working in the sports sector.” – Legal 500 – Sport -2020

“Adept at dealing with difficult issues before an international audience” – Legal 500 – Sport – 2019

“A future star of the Bar with all the required legal skill sets that exudes a sense of calm control” – Legal 500 – Employment – 2019

One of the brightest young barristers at the set; she is super-bright, extreme and faultless in her level of preparation and has a fantastic bedside manner” – Chambers and Partners

Lydia is a practical and skilled advocate who integrates her personal and professional experience into her work.  As a Director and Company Secretary for over 15 years Lydia appreciates the business context in which disputes arise.  As chair of trustees for a registered children’s charity, Lydia has first-hand experience of the financial, regulatory and ethical challenges which face modern organisations.

It is no surprise that Lydia’s practice reflects her practical experience.

  • Lydia’s employment work has a particular focus on disability discrimination but also incorporates all areas of tribunal disputes and high court action in relation to bonuses and restrictive covenants.
  • Lydia’s injunctive work covers applications for freezing orders, delivery up, interim injunctions particularly in relation to restrictive covenants and other team move related orders.
  • Lydia’s sports law work covers work in relation to agency fee disputes, equality issues and disciplinary proceedings.
  • Lydia’s commercial practice covers disputes such as contractual interpretation, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes and directors’ duties.

Lydia has significant experience with clients in the financial, insurance, legal and retail sectors.

Employment Work: Tribunal and EAT

Employment Work: Injunctions

Sports Law

Commercial

Arbitration

Talks

Publications

Professional Memberships

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