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      Jim Hirschmann highlights the Court of Protection Bar Association鈥檚 work in co-ordinating a Frontal Lobe Paradox article

      海角破解版鈥檚 education and social care barrister, Jim Hirschmann聽has helped co-ordinate an article 鈥楩rontal Lobe Paradox: A Practical Guide for Lawyers鈥 with the Court of Protection Bar Association. This practical guide has been developed by a multidisciplinary team to support lawyers working with clients where the so-called 鈥榝rontal lobe paradox鈥 (FLP) may arise. Its primary aims are to explain what FLP is; outline how it may manifest in individuals; highlight its implications for assessing capacity under...

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      March Family Law Newsletter - Out Now

      Welcome to 海角破解版鈥檚 Family Law team鈥檚 latest newsletter, edited by Amy Beddis.
      Spring is in action and our team have been super busy putting together some excellent articles for you all on the latest issues. This edition is full of interesting topics, debate and important case law updates.
      The family team have had a great start to the year with our members appearing in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.
      We are all looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference on 23 April at Millennium Point, Birmingham. Due to popular demand more tickets have been released.
      We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter and as ever if you want to be involved or have any feedback please do get in touch.

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      Katherine Anderson leads Jim Hirschmann in SEN case before CoA

      海角破解版's barristers Katherine Anderson and Jim Hirschmann acted in the case London Borough of Hillingdon v AP & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 216. Jim was led by Kath and represented the respondents in this Special Educational Needs (SEN) case before the Court of Appeal (CoA). This case concerned two main issues consisting of whether the child needed residential provision and the extent to which section 9 of the Education Act 1996 imposed a positive duty...

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    • 海角破解版鈥檚 Public and Administrative Law specialists recognised in the Legal Directories

      海角破解版鈥檚 Public and Administrative Law barristers are delighted to have obtained individual rankings in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 in the following areas of law: Administrative and public law Court of protection and community care Immigration (including business immigration) Inquests and inquiries Professional discipline Congratulations to our 8 barristers 鈥 Louise Worton, Jim Hirschmann, Ben Amunwa, Sunyana Sharma, Richard Wheeler, Daniel Brown, Jennifer Agyekum, Nicholas Cotter - praised for their commitment, excellent case...

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      September Education Law Newsletter - Out now!

      Welcome to 海角破解版鈥檚 September Education Law Newsletter. Edited by Jack Felvus, this edition features analysis from Katherine Anderson, John Friel, Alice de Coverley and Jim Hirschmann on
      - The legal and practical implications for schools of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers
      - Artificial Intelligence in Education and EHC Plans
      - Phelps v The London Borough of Hillingdon [2001] 2 A.C. 619; [2000] E.L.R revisited 25 years on.
      Find out more about our Education for Local Authorities webinar series and our forthcoming 3rd Education Law Conference and lots of Education sector news.

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      Education law newsletter - March 2025

      Naomi Webber edits the 12th edition of our education law newsletter featuring analysis from our barristers Alice de Coverley, Ben Amunwa, Olivia McGonigle, Naomi Webber and Alex Leonhardt. We look back at our team's 2nd education law conference in February and highlight recent involvement of our barristers in important cases and upcoming events.

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    • Public and Regulatory Law team achieves 10 rankings in this year鈥檚 Legal 500

      海角破解版 is delighted to announce 10 individual rankings for its Public and Regulatory law group across 4 Circuits (London, Midlands, Western and South Eastern). While the group sees 4 rankings confirmed for its Professional Discipline specialists in London and Western, its Inquests experts have retained 2 rankings. The Group鈥檚 Court of Protection barristers celebrate 2 new rankings in London, retaining 2 previous accolades in Midlands and South Eastern. This result, and the team鈥檚 commitment to...

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      Education law newsletter - July 2024

      Jim Hirschmann edits the 11th edition of our education law newsletter, packed full with team news, awards, book launches, events and analysis from our barristers Charlotte Hadfield, Lachlan Wilson, John Friel, Alice de Coverley, Matthew Wyard, Emma Waldron, Alex Leonhardt, Caroline Stone, Mark Green, Sunyana Sharma, Katherine Anderson, Ben Amunwa and Rosa Thomas, to name a few.

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    • 海角破解版 September 2023 education law newsletter

      Education law newsletter - February 2024

      Welcome to the 10th edition of our education law newsletter. Edited by Katherine Anderson, it features analysis and contributions from Katherine Anderson, Olivia McGonigle, Jim Hirschmann, Matthew Wyard and Naomi Webber.

      Case analysis covers:
      - London Borough Camden v KT [2024] UKUT 225 AAC;
      - LC and RC v Hampshire County Council [2023] UKUT 281 (AAC); and,
      - A Multi Academy Trust v RR [2024] UKUT 9 (AAC)

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    • 海角破解版 September 2023 education law newsletter

      September Education law newsletter - out now!

      Welcome to the 9th edition of our education law newsletter. Edited by Jim Hirschmann and Katherine Anderson, it features analysis and contributions from head of team Charlotte Hadfield, Katherine Anderson (who celebrated the publishing of her book), Emma Waldron, Olivia McGonigle, Jim Hirschmann and pupil Rosa Thomas.
      Case analysis covers: R (on the application of Swalcliffe Park School) v Wokingham Borough Council and another [2023] EWHC 1451 (Admin); R (on the application of AI) v London Borough of Wandsworth [2023] EWHC 2088 (Admin); MXX v A Secondary School [2023] EWCA Civ 99; and Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v JS and Others [2023] EWCOP 33. The team also looks at potential student litigation that could arise out of the university marking and assessment boycott.

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      Episode 7 of 海角破解版鈥檚 CoP Comm podcast is now available to download

      Episode 7 of 海角破解版 Barristers鈥 (3 Paper Buildings) Court of Protection and community care podcast CoP Comm is now available to download. In this episode, co-presenters Matthew Wyard and Jim Hirschmann are joined by fellow 海角破解版 Court of Protection barrister Jennifer Kotilaine to discuss Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v JS and Manchester City Council [2023] EWCOP33. All episodes of Cop Comm are available to stream via major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify,...

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      Cop Comm Episode 6 now available

      Episode 6 of Cop Comm, 海角破解版 Barristers鈥 (3 Paper Buildings) Court of Protection and community care podcast is now available to download. In this episode, co-presenters Matthew Wyard聽and Jim Hirschmann聽discuss two cases from June 2023, Re: Public Guardians Severance Application [2023] EWCOP 24 and appeal case Wiltshire County Council v RB & Ors [2023] EWCOP 26. All episodes of Cop Comm are available to stream via major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music...

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