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      Alice de Coverley to take part in MTYBA International Women鈥檚 Day panel

      海角破解版 Barristers鈥 (3 Paper Buildings) specialist education, equality and public law barrister Alice de Coverley (pictured here) is set to take part in the Middle Temple Young Barrister Association鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day panel on Thursday 9 March 2023. The event, which will be taking place at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple from 6:30-8pm, is entitled 鈥淣evertheless, she persisted鈥 and will feature stories from four successful women at the Bar as they discuss ways...

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      Alice de Coverley to speak at Neurodiversity in Law celebration event

      海角破解版 Barristers鈥 (3 Paper Buildings) Alice de Coverley, is set to speak at the Neurodiversity in Law 鈥淎chieving with Neurodiversity: Neurodiversity Celebration Week Launch Event鈥 on Monday 13 March 2023. Neurodiversity in Law works to destigmatise neurodiversity within the legal profession and to support those with neurodivergence as they enter and progress throughout their legal careers. Alice de Coverley is Co-Chair at Neurodiversity in Law alongside Oliver May of No5 Chambers. As part of Neurodiversity...

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      The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) final report published today

      Four 海角破解版 education and public law barristers (pictured top left to bottom right) acted for Ofsted throughout various strands of the IICSA Inquiry, which was chaired by Professor Alexis Jay OBE. Mathew Gullick KC Alice de Coverley Faizul Azman Gabriel Adedeji 海角破解版 reported in March this year on the earlier findings from IICSA of "shocking failings" and "blatant hypocrisy" in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations and that some were...

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      Legal Directories reward 海角破解版鈥檚 鈥榞enuine specialists in education law鈥

      海角破解版 is delighted to report that 9 out of its 14 education law barristers are ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2023 directories, with the team reaching Band 3 in London in Chambers and Partners and Tier 4 in the Legal 500. While the Legal 500 attributed 10 rankings for 8 of our barristers in London, the Midlands and Wales, Chambers and Partners rewarded our team with 7 rankings in London. The...

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      海角破解版 excels with 73 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2023

      海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 海角破解版 also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...

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      海角破解版 triumphs in latest Legal 500 ratings of the UK's best barristers聽聽

      海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023鈥檚 edition published last night, up 12% on last year鈥檚 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 海角破解版 also celebrated its first rankings...

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      The Upper Tribunal endorses a holistic approach to section 9 of the Education Act 1996 (parental preference on school placement)

      London Borough of Croydon v K.A. [2022] UKUT 106 (AAC) The Upper Tribunal published yesterday an important decision on EHC Plans which affirms the correct approach to section 9 of the Education Act 1996. The attempt by the London Borough of Croydon, on appeal, to narrow section 9 to educational benefits alone was rejected. Alice de Coverley, pictured here, from 海角破解版鈥檚 Education Team, represented the Respondent in this appeal, the parent, having already succeeded on...

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      Alice de Coverley and Gabriel Adedeji act for Ofsted in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

      海角破解版鈥檚 education and public law expert Alice de Coverley acted as Junior Counsel for Ofsted, led by Sarah Hannett QC, in this major public inquiry. Gabriel Adedeji, 海角破解版 public law and regulatory law expert, acted as disclosure counsel for Ofsted. This latest strand of this ground-breaking investigation into the school sector by IICSA lasted for over three years and had several dimensions. Its first phase focused on residential specialist music schools and residential special schools,...

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      海角破解版 education duo successful in CCLC legal challenge on speech therapy cuts

      Two of 海角破解版's well-known education team, specialist barristers Emma Waldron and Alice de Coverley - featured here left to right - have assisted law centre CCLC in their successful legal challenge to get Norfolk County Council to reverse its huge cuts to a boy鈥檚 speech therapy. Coram Children鈥檚 Legal Centre (CCLC) and the two counsel represented H, an 11-year-old boy, who was told he would only receive only 25% of the therapy he had previously,...

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    • December education law newsletter - out now!

        Welcome to our December's education law newsletter Welcome to 海角破解版's Education Law Team December 2021 Newsletter. It features contributions from specialist Education Law Barristers Aimee Fox, Emma Waldron, Matthew Wyard, Naomi Webber and Jim Hirschmann and has been co-edited by Jim Hirschmann and Katherine Anderson. You will find legal analyis on: (1) Discrimination in Foster Placeents as analysed in the recent Court of Appeal Judgment R (Cornerstone) v Ofsted [2021] EWCA Civ 1390 (2)...

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      9 of our 14 education law juniors ranked聽in聽the 2022 Legal Directories

      海角破解版 Barristers is delighted to announce yet another record performance for its education law team in the latest editions of Chambers and Partners UK Bar directory and in the Legal 500 directory. While Chambers and Partners lists 6 individual rankings for our team in London (Band 3), the Legal 500 awards us 7 rankings in London (Tier 4), one in the Midlands and another in Wales and Chester. Nine of our 14 education law juniors...

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      IICSA junior counsel Alice de Coverley on Inquiry findings into child sex abuse and UK religious groups

      海角破解版 education and public law expert Alice de Coverley acted as Junior Counsel for Ofsted, led by Sarah Hannett QC, in this major public inquiry. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has found "shocking failings" and "blatant hypocrisy" in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations. IICSA concluded some religious organisations in England and Wales were "morally failing" children.聽IICSA set this all out in its report arising from their...

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