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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Our @cazza-bee.bsky.social and @jentwright.bsky.social are in the High Court today for a #judicialreview of the decision to close a number of children’s centres in Ealing. Jenni Richards KC at @39essexchambers.bsky.social and @olliepersey.bsky.social at @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social are instructed 1/2

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

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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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.

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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...

image shows the Let me In students and lecturers with their award and post title

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

📢 EVENT - The Basics of Tribunal Representation 📆 Thursday 3 July, 2.00pm-4.00pm 📍 Online 🔽Book tickets and for more info: tinyurl.com/479fr8m8

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 14/06/2025

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.

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olliepersey.bsky.social @olliepersey.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

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

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

📣 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 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/high-court-q...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

💫 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.

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

📣 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 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/important-hi...

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

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Judith Freedman @judithfreedman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

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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olliepersey.bsky.social @olliepersey.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Really important case being heard by the Court of Appeal on Thursday. A huge team effort.

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Public Law Project @publiclawproject.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

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 👇 @maternityaction.bsky.social @migobs.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It’s 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 @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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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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.

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

📣 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🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/adrian-berry...

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)

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

🗞️ 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.

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Matt Keer @captaink77.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

‘Statements’ 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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The proposals under consideration involve changes to the system that underpins the provision of support, which would be likely to affect children on the “lighter” end of the range of conditions such as ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, according to a senior official.

“It would mean thousands fewer pupils getting statements,” one official said.

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

📣 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 CoA’s ruling in 'Commissioners for HMRC v Arrbab'. Read on 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/tribunal-rul...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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 ‘Most Outstanding Impact Award’ for their work at the Citizens Advice Awards 2024.

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