We are instructed in an application for judicial review challenging the decision by London Borough of #Ealing to close down or repurpose 10 #children’scentres

Save Ealing's Children's Centres from Closure! URGENT FUNDING NEEDED. We are a group of parents, carers and local community campaigners trying to stop Ealing Council from closing 10 children’s centres across our borough.

Our clients are #crowdfunding to save 10 children’s centres in Ealing providing vital local support to children and their families and which the Council is proposing to close - find out more and support the campaign here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ea...

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NEW POST: Let Me In: How students with disabilities at @treloars.bsky.social College are offering accessibility expertise to transform communities. This is the first of three articles, featuring winners of the @natspec.bsky.social Innovation awards www.specialneedsjungle.com/d...

Policing Pride: R (on the application of Lindsey Smith) v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police [2025] EWHC 1805 (Admin) - Doing Feminist Legal Work Pride and the Police

A Gender Critical campaigner managed to convince the High Court that allowing police at Pride breached their duty of neutrality. Here, we argue that the decision is problematic, not least due to the transphobic rhetoric used

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📢 EVENT - The Basics of Tribunal Representation

📆 Thursday 3 July, 2.00pm-4.00pm
📍 Online

🔽Book tickets and for more info:
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The public harassment of a barrister for using the women's toilet she was directed to on the Parliamentary estate — which has *not* changed its policies post-FWS — and the subsequent apology from Parliamentary staff to her harassers, is despicable.

Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2024

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Of those decided at hearing, 37% were dismissed and 63% upheld – compared to 64% dismissed and 36% upheld in 2022/23.

The SEND tribunals disposed of 170 Disability Discrimination claims in 2023/24, up from 160 in the previous year (6% increase). Of these disposals, 81 claims (47%) were decided at hearing, 85 appeals (50%) were withdrawn prior to the hearing taking place, and 5 appeals were conceded.

Happy to have an informal/ confidential chat with anyone interested in applying. Drop me a line!

Pictured: Left - Ollie Persey, Right - Alex Temple

📣 High Court quashes ‘irrational’ post-16 home-to-school transport package following successful judicial review 📣

Ollie Persey (@olliepersey.bsky.social) & Alex Temple of the Garden Court Chambers #EducationLaw Team, acted for the Claimant.

Read on here 🔽
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(I think, on balance, it remains the best thing in the West End despite dubious endorsement!)

Eesh!

💫 We are shortlisted in 5 categories:

1️⃣ #SchoolInclusion Project (SIP) – Pro bono Initiative of the Year (UK)

SIP brings together lawyers, advisers and campaigners with expertise in the field of school exclusions and related issues, to address systemic discrimination in the education system.

From left to right (pictured): Stephanie Harrison KC, Grace Brown, Ollie Persey & Nadia O’Mara. Banner reads #DoRightFearNoOne.

📣 Important High Court ruling paves way for legal aid for school exclusion appeals 📣

Our Stephanie Harrison KC & @olliepersey.bsky.social, instructed by Sabrina Simpson & Mital Raithatha of @cclcuk.bsky.social, represented the Claimant.

Read on here 🔽
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We mourn the loss of Glen Loutzenhiser, a wonderful colleague, popular teacher, author of Tiley's Revenue Law and assistant editor of British Tax Review, Glen's death, much too young, leaves a large gap in the Oxford tax community and more widely. A link for condolences is here
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Really important case being heard by the Court of Appeal on Thursday. A huge team effort.

How do we challenge socio-economic discrimination in the immigration system?

Hear from Aoife O’Reilly, Christine Benson, Professor Charlotte O’Brien, Florence Powell, @olliepersey.bsky.social & @msumption.bsky.social 👇

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It’s here! My book, JUDICIAL INDIVIDUALITY ON THE UK SUPREME COURT will be available to buy from next Thursday!

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Parents take council to court in SEN funding row The Judicial Review into Devon County Council's handling of SEN funding will be heard in Bristol.

Good luck to the amazing Parents from Devon and Bristol for their judicial review challenge today over Safety Valve funding - we’l bring you an update article soon! www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...

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We are in the High Court this week for a judicial review challenging Devon County Council’s ‘Safety Valve Agreement’, with the Department of Education - a controversial arrangement about #SEND funding. Carine Patry KC, Ollie Persey, and Jake Thorold act as counsel. 1/2

Adrian Berry Year of Call: 1998 "Adrian is a leading expert in British nationality law and always a pleasure to work with. He deploys his extensive legal knowledge with remarkable acumen and intelligence." Legal 500, 2025 (Immigration, Tier 1)

📣 Adrian Berry to be appointed King’s Counsel 📣

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that our Adrian Berry (@berryadrianc.bsky.social) will be appointed as King’s Counsel in 2025.💫

Read on here🔽
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Ha!

V interesting thanks both!

Really interesting- thanks both!

🗞️ In Free Movement (@freemovement.bsky.social) - Our Ollie Persey (@olliepersey.bsky.social) of the Garden Court Chambers #PublicLaw and #CommunityCareLaw Teams acted for the claimant, instructed by Chessie Aeron-Thomas of Coram Children’s Legal Centre (@cclcuk.bsky.social), assisted by Madey Doku.

Great team work by Helen Barker and colleagues at Irwin Mitchell.

- LAs should communicate effectively with parents. The LA did not discharge its s42 duty via proposals that they should have realised were not feasible for the family.

The High Court made a declaration of breach of s42 and a mandatory order requiring provision to be secured within 5 weeks.

The High Court held that:
- s42 is a ‘binary’ duty and rejected the local authority’s argument that there had been no ‘material’ breach.
- LAs need to anticipate and be proactive in preventing pending breach of s42 if eg (as happened here) a placement gives notice.

High Court Provides Important Guidance on the ‘Absolute Duty’ to Secure Special Educational Provision | Garden Court Chambers Ollie Persey, of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Education Law Teams acted for the successful Claimant, instructed by Helen Barker of Irwin Mitchell LLP.

A very useful judgment on the scope of s42 Children and Families Act 2014 (the duty to secure special educational provision in an Education, Health and Care Plan)

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