What the Practice Does
Public Law Consultancy
JR risk analysis, Pre-Action Protocol response drafting, public law governance reviews and quality assurance of statutory decisions.
Safeguarding & Children Act Advisory
Strategic advice on Children Act 1989 ss.17, 20, 47. Threshold and risk analysis. Protocol and policy development.
Education Law & SEND Advocacy
EHCP advisory and First-tier Tribunal (SEND) representation. Disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
Human Rights Advisory
Human Rights Assessments under Care Act 2014/NRPF. ECHR analysis. Modern Slavery Act advisory in safeguarding contexts.
Judicial Review Drafting
Pre-Action Protocol drafting, grounds and skeleton-style notes for instructed firms. Summary and detailed grounds of defence for defendants.
Age Assessment Consultancy
Merton-compliance review. Brief Enquiry methodology under NABA 2022. Advisory notes, position statements, Pre-Action Protocol responses.
Tribunal Advocacy
Representation in the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) and Social Entitlement Chamber. Bundle and witness preparation.
Legal Training
Simulation-based workshops on Section 20, Human Rights Assessments, SEND and safeguarding. CPD-accredited sessions.
Commercial Contract Advisory
Review and risk analysis of commercial contracts, drafting and negotiation support, and contractual dispute advisory short of litigation.
Elizabeth is a UK consultant solicitor with over ten years' experience. She has acted as lead lawyer on contested age assessment litigation, judicial review defence and pre-action correspondence for one of the busiest London authorities for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
Who Instructs the Practice
Years in Practice
10+
Cases Advised
100+
Regulated By
SRA
Service Lines
9
Local Authority Legal Services
Children's, adults' and SEND teams
Schools & Multi-Academy Trusts
SEND providers and governance leads
Charities & NGOs
Not-for-profit advice providers
Regulated Law Firms
Specialist drafting and strategic public law support
Parents & Families
SEND and education law matters
Commercial Contract Clients
SMEs, charities, sole traders and parties to a contractual dispute
Scope Note
The practice does not undertake any reserved legal activity. This includes the conduct of litigation as solicitor on the record — whether in judicial review, care proceedings, or any other court or tribunal matter — the exercise of rights of audience, and reserved instrument, probate, or notarial activities. The practice does not hold client money. Where a matter requires conduct of litigation, advocacy, or any other reserved activity, the practice works alongside an instructed regulated firm or authorised advocate.
The Next Step
If you are a local authority, school, MAT, charity, instructed firm or individual considering instruction, the next step is a structured enquiry.
Initial enquiries are reviewed within two working days. The practice takes a limited number of new consultancy and advocacy instructions each quarter.
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