case studies


Supporting a school through a special education needs disability discrimination claim

A parent had alleged that our client, a state primary school which operated under an inclusion policy, had discriminated against their child on the basis of disability and had failed to make reasonable adjustments.
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Simple and practical advice for a local authority

A decision had been taken by a local authority which, if found to be unlawful, could have impacted on various other decisions made over a number of years. Advice was needed on the lawfulness of the actions taken by the local authority and also of the framework criteria used for evaluation.
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Preventing further harassment of staff at an NHS trust

An incident of harassment had arisen at an NHS trust. We were asked to protect their reputation and their personnel; to prevent re-occurrences of this particular incident of harassment and to help ensure the smooth running of the hospital by solving this issue, which was giving rise to some disruption of day to day activities.
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Investigation into a prison death

To defend two public bodies during an inquiry into a prison death and to ensure there were no adverse findings of neglect.
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