• Legal directories success for 海角破解版 education law team

      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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      Reaction to Ofsted review; and the Everyone's Invited website

      Ofsted's publication of its review on safeguarding policies in state and independent schools and colleges in relation to sexual abuse on 10 June has further emphasised how prevalent sexual abuse is in our education institutions and that steps must be taken to tackle this issue. Head of 海角破解版's Education law group Charlotte Hadfield, Sarah Bowen and Alice de Coverley from 海角破解版鈥檚 Education and Employment & Discrimination teams presented a webinar at 5pm on 21st June...

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      Charlotte Hadfield successful in High Court judicial review

      海角破解版鈥檚 specialist education and regulatory law barrister Charlotte Hadfield (pictured here) was successful in a recent judicial review challenge against Nottinghamshire County Council, in a case brought under s42 of the Children and Families Act 2014 whilst acting for the parents. The High Court Judgment, which was handed down on the 20th May 2021, is already a 鈥渕ust-read鈥 for those lawyers practising in the field of education law as it includes some helpful and insightful...

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    • April 2021 Education law newsletter

      Welcome to April's newsletter Welcome to the fourth edition of the 海角破解版 Education law team鈥檚 newsletter. You will find this quarter鈥檚 newsletter packed full with 海角破解版 news, analysis and case law updates from John Friel, Emma Waldron, Alice de Coverley, Jennifer Agyekum and Alex Leonhardt. This quarter鈥檚 topics include: two different reflections on a year of virtual hearings, an analysis of R (L, M, P) v Devon County Council [2021] EWCA Civ 358 (regarding statutory...

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      海角破解版 Education team publishes December newsletter

      海角破解版's specialist education law barristers have published the third edition of the 海角破解版 Education team鈥檚 newsletter edited by Katherine Anderson. The newsletter features contributions from Charlotte Hadfield, Emma Waldron, Alice de Coverley, Matthew Wyard, and Alex Leonhardt. You will find this quarter鈥檚 newsletter packed full of 海角破解版 news, analysis and case law updates, as well as our opening hours over the Christmas period. The newsletter covers various topics including: School attendance in times of covid-19...

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      Authors discuss new legal book on school exclusions

      海角破解版 education barristers Charlotte Hadfield and Alice de Coverley marked the launch of their new legal text on 'The Law in Relation to School Exclusions' with a Q&A session led by fellow barrister Lachlan Wilson yesterday (25 November). Exclusion from school is a sanction of last resort that can hugely and adversely impact a pupil鈥檚 life outcomes for many years. Moreover the law relating to school exclusions is a complex tangle of public and regulatory...

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      海角破解版 Education Barristers author seminal new book on school exclusions and the law

      Education law specialist Charlotte Hadfield, who heads the Education Team, and her barrister colleague Alice de Coverley have co-authored the first book on the law on school exclusion since 2002 - 'The Law in Relation to School Exclusions' published by Law Brief Publishing. The book will be launched officially on November 25 at 5pm in a Q&A interview of both authors via Zoom. Exclusion from school is a sanction of last resort that can hugely...

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      Five 海角破解版 education barristers ranked in Chambers & Partners 2021 edition

      Chambers & Partners 2021 UK Bar directory lists a record five of our education barristers as leading Juniors or Up and Coming barristers in its latest edition. The directory acknowledges聽鈥樅=瞧平獍 Barristers is a well-regarded set with a growing presence in the education sector. Members are experienced in the handling of a broad range of matters, including school admissions and exclusions, special educational needs and discrimination claims. The team also offers expertise in disciplinary matters arising...

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      Daniel Brown edits the Employment and Discrimination team's October newsletter

      Daniel Brown has edited 海角破解版's October Employment and Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Matthew Curtis, Sarah Clarke, Simon Tibbitts, Stephen Wyeth, Karen Moss, Grace Boorer, Lachlan Wilson, Grace Nicholls, Andrew MacPhail and Charlotte Hadfield. The newsletter brings you 海角破解版 news, recordings as well as our case and legal analysis. You are also invited to register to attend our 8 October webinar on injunctions, restrictive covenants and team moves. Click here to view the newsletter. News...

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    • May 2020 海角破解版 Education law newsletter

      海角破解版's Education Team has produced a newsletter featuring contributions from Matthew Wyard, Alice de Coverley, Naomi Webber and Faizul Azman with a foreword from team head Charlotte Hadfield. Read the newsletter here The team has chosen two topics that are related to Covid-19 that we think are here to stay (at least for the next quarter!) and reviewed two new authorities that are unrelated to the pandemic. On the Covid-19 front, Matthew Wyard聽considers the meaning...

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    • Who are vulnerable children and young people under Coronavirus Bill?

      Government guidance on vulnerable children published today (22 March). Children with EHCPs will *not* automatically receive a school place - their eligibility will be subject to risk assessment.

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    • How will special education provision operate if the Coronavirus Bill is enacted?

      Charlotte Hadfield's brief(ish) introduction to temporary closure directions and temporary continuity directions, with a review of how special educational provision may operate if the Coronavirus Bill is enacted in its current form.

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