@olliepersey.bsky.social
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Legal aid barrister. Here for cat pics, stand up, politics, procrastination. He/him.
Really looking forward to this!
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about 2 months ago
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Rook Irwin Sweeney
3 months ago
We are instructed in an application for judicial review challenging the decision by London Borough of
#Ealing
to close down or repurpose 10
#childrenāscentres
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Rook Irwin Sweeney
5 months ago
Our clients are
#crowdfunding
to save 10 childrenās 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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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 childrenās centres across our borough.
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ealings-childrens-centres/
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Special Needs Jungle
5 months ago
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...
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Lewis Graham
5 months ago
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
dflw.ie/policing-pri...
@anuragdeb.bsky.social
@colinmurray.bsky.social
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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
https://dflw.ie/policing-pride-r-on-the-application-of-lindsey-smith-v-the-chief-constable-of-northumbria-police-2025-ewhc-1805-admin/
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Garden Court Chambers
6 months ago
š¢ EVENT - The Basics of Tribunal Representation š Thursday 3 July, 2.00pm-4.00pm š Online š½Book tickets and for more info:
tinyurl.com/479fr8m8
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Jess O'Thomson
6 months ago
The public harassment of a barrister for using the women's toilet she was directed to on the Parliamentary estate ā which has *not* changed its policies post-FWS ā and the subsequent apology from Parliamentary staff to her harassers, is despicable.
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Happy to have an informal/ confidential chat with anyone interested in applying. Drop me a line!
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8 months ago
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Garden Court Chambers
9 months ago
š£ High Court quashes āirrationalā post-16 home-to-school transport package following successful judicial review š£ Ollie Persey (
@olliepersey.bsky.social
) & Alex Temple of the Garden Court Chambers
#EducationLaw
Team, acted for the Claimant. Read on here š½
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/high-court-q...
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Garden Court Chambers
10 months ago
š« We are shortlisted in 5 categories: 1ļøā£
#SchoolInclusion
Project (SIP) ā 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.
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Garden Court Chambers
10 months ago
š£ Important High Court ruling paves way for legal aid for school exclusion appeals š£ Our Stephanie Harrison KC &
@olliepersey.bsky.social
, instructed by Sabrina Simpson & Mital Raithatha of
@cclcuk.bsky.social
, represented the Claimant. Read on here š½
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/important-hi...
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Judith Freedman
11 months ago
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
lnkd.in/esyiwFBP
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Really important case being heard by the Court of Appeal on Thursday. A huge team effort.
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11 months ago
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reposted by
Public Law Project
11 months ago
How do we challenge socio-economic discrimination in the immigration system? Hear from Aoife OāReilly, Christine Benson, Professor Charlotte OāBrien, Florence Powell,
@olliepersey.bsky.social
&
@msumption.bsky.social
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@maternityaction.bsky.social
@migobs.bsky.social
@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
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Lewis Graham
11 months ago
Itās here! My book, JUDICIAL INDIVIDUALITY ON THE UK SUPREME COURT will be available to buy from next Thursday!
@hartpublishing.bsky.social
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Special Needs Jungle
11 months ago
Good luck to the amazing Parents from Devon and Bristol for their judicial review challenge today over Safety Valve funding - weāl bring you an update article soon!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...
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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.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20p3qypwjdo
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Rook Irwin Sweeney
11 months ago
We are in the High Court this week for a judicial review challenging Devon County Councilās āSafety Valve Agreementā, with the Department of Education - a controversial arrangement about
#SEND
funding. Carine Patry KC, Ollie Persey, and Jake Thorold act as counsel. 1/2
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Garden Court Chambers
11 months ago
š£ Adrian Berry to be appointed Kingās Counsel š£ Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that our Adrian Berry (
@berryadrianc.bsky.social
) will be appointed as Kingās Counsel in 2025.š« Read on hereš½
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/adrian-berry...
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Garden Court Chambers
12 months ago
šļø 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 Childrenās Legal Centre (
@cclcuk.bsky.social
), assisted by Madey Doku.
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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)
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/high-court-p...
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High Court Provides Important Guidance on the āAbsolute Dutyā to Secure Special Educational Provision | Garden Court Chambers
Ollie Persey, of the Garden Court ChambersĀ Public LawĀ andĀ Education LawĀ Teams acted for the successful Claimant, instructed by Helen Barker of Irwin Mitchell LLP.
https://gardencourtchambers.co.uk/high-court-provides-important-guidance-on-the-absolute-duty-to-secure-special-educational-provision/
about 1 year ago
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Matt Keer
about 1 year ago
āStatementsā of special educational need were phased out of the English SEND system from 2014 onwards. No child has had one since 2018 So the quote is presumably from someone both influential and clueless, always a great combination
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Garden Court Chambers
about 1 year ago
š£ Tribunal rules amended to reflect Court of Appeal ruling that mandatory reconsideration by HMRC is not precondition of appealing a tax credits decision This is to better reflect the CoAās ruling in 'Commissioners for HMRC v Arrbab'. Read on š½
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/tribunal-rul...
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Garden Court Chambers
about 1 year ago
Our Desmond Rutledge & Ollie Persey (
@olliepersey.bsky.social
) represented the Respondent, Mr Arrbab in the Ct of Appeal, instructed by Joe Power of
@kirkleescalc.bsky.social
. The legal team involved in the case won āMost Outstanding Impact Awardā for their work at the Citizens Advice Awards 2024.
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