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Education

Hardwicke’s commitment to the education sector spans over 20 years.  The team is consistently recognised as one of the country’s leading specialist groups of practitioners and is highly ranked in both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK.

We act for local authorities, schools, colleges, universities and individuals.  The team is involved in the major issues and cases in the following areas:

  • Special educational needs, including appeals to the First-Tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal
  • Disability discrimination, including the integration of disability law into SEN provision
  • Public law claims involving education provision, such as admissions, exclusions, attendance and transport
  • The organisation of education provision, including academy conversion, local authority governance and powers and the regulation of the education sector
  • Ombudsman systems, including the Local Government Ombudsman and the OIA
  • Contract disputes in particular involving independent schools and further and higher education corporations
  • Employment in education and the specific rules relating to teachers, lecturers and support staff including professional disciplinary work and cases before the GTC

Members of the team also have extensive experience of the relationship between education provision and Children’s Services.

For more information please call our practice team on 020 7242 2523 or email enquiries@hardwicke.co.uk

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Hardwicke Building, New Square
Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3SB

T: +44 (0) 20 7242 2523
F: +44 (0) 20 7691 1234

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Hardwicke Awards: BSN UK Diversity Legal Awards 2011 Winner DLT Chambers of the Year, The Legal 500 Leading Set, Chambers UK Bar 2012 Leading Set, Investors in People