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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Rook Irwin Sweeney's Alex Rook and Katie Sinclair alongside @stevebroach.bsky.social and Francesca Gardner of 39 Essex Chambers act for the parents of a young man known as HDEB in an application for welfare deputyship which has now been ‘leapfrogged’ to the Court of Appeal. (1/2)

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Join us! We are recruiting for a full time education solicitor (minimum 2 years PQE) for a fixed 12 month contract. Apply by 5pm on 8 April 2026 - further details here: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/careers/

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Careers | Rook Irwin Sweeney - Public Law. Human Rights.

Education Solicitor vacancy Are you looking to develop your legal career by working on cutting-edge cases in a dynamic and progressive law firm? &nbs ...

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

SEND reforms consultation: we have received a response from the Secretary of State for Education on our client’s letter before claim - our Polly Sweeney provides an update in the Law Society Gazette here www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/plan-to... #education #SEND

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Plan to hobble SEND Tribunal a done deal, government admits

Position at odds with education secretary's statement that consultation happens 'before any final decisions are made'.

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Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards @lalyawards.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Who are your legal aid heroes? Nominate them NOW for a #LALY26 award. We recognise not just solicitors and barristers but case workers, paralegals, legal execs, and (drum roll 🥁) support staff, often the true unsung heroes of social justice. Deadline 21 April 🗓️ lapg.co.uk/laly-awards/...

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We are in the Court of Appeal today challenging Devon County Council's closure of 'vital' mental health drop in services. @ris-law.bsky.social's Rosie Campbell and @anne-marieirwin.bsky.social and @stevebroach.bsky.social and Eleanor Leydon, both of @39essexchambers.bsky.social, are instructed. 1/2

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The number of SEND complaints upheld by the councils watchdog has leapt by a quarter in one year In 2025, the Local Government Ombudsman upheld 1,315 SEND complaints, up 26% on 2024, and more than five times the 236 upheld in 2021 By me, for Schools Week: schoolsweek.co.uk/upheld-send-...

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Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year

Statistics 'expose the extent to which LAs continue to fail children and young people with SEND'

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

REGISTER NOW! SNJ’s Schools White Paper SEND Legal Roundtable with @stevebroach.bsky.social Hayley Mason-Seager, IPSEA & SOS!SEN: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Pleased to be supporting the brilliant team @ris-law.bsky.social with this important case, challenging the lawfulness of the recently launched SEND consultation on fairness and rationality grounds

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Legal Action Group @legalactiongroup.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

We're delighted to partner with @publiclawproject.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social on this training based on our book 'Making Lawful Decisions' by @stevebroach.bsky.social and @torbc.bsky.social. Book now to secure your place & receive a discount on the book: shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Interested to see what part of the EHCP process Ministers may think we don’t need - is it the part where: - we identify all the child’s special educational needs? - we specify the provision reasonably required to meet those needs? - the child gets the right to attend a suitable school? #SEND

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The parallels with Man Utd are striking

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Both Jen and Katie are richly deserving of their place in the #LALY25 final, I’ll be there cheering them on

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We were recently instructed in a proposed #JudicialReview to Kent County Council’s “Special Schools Review” (a proposal to redesignate 7 special schools). Following pre-action correspondence sent on behalf of affected families, Kent has agreed not to take any steps to implement the decision. [1/2]

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

That combo is practically a criminal offence

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Haven’t you heard - tomorrow’s walking football is shirts v skins

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

An excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social in The @newstatesman.com on his family's SEND struggles. High praise for SNJ's "battle-hardened SEND veterans" ”Don’t take away children’s rights, because if you do, you'll have a hell of a fight on your hands.” www.newstatesman.com/politic...

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The special needs trap

What one parent’s experience reveals about a system on the brink of collapse.

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I don’t think it’s a bad idea to bring NHSE’s functions back directly under the Sec of State - but when I think about the amount of secondary legislation and guidance that refers to NHSE, the task of fixing that isn’t one that strikes me as simple

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

2014 Act didn’t radically change the previous regime - just extended entitlements to 25 (quite a big deal) and brought health and social care into the single statutory plan (not that big a deal in practice but need longer to explain why). So ‘solving’ SEND will be much tougher than scrapping NHSE

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

If the objective were to create work for lawyers, this would be an excellent idea. The real problem here must be that interventions lacking in evidence should never be in section F of an EHCP as they are not reasonably required

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Rook Irwin Sweeney @ris-law.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

@ris-law.bsky.social's Alex Rook and Rosie Campbell are delivering a free webinar on behalf of @babicmorg.bsky.social on 18 March between 12pm-1pm during #NutritionandHydrationWeek, exploring the complex issue of capacity to make informed choices about diet #mentalcapacity 1/2

BABICM's poster promoting their free webinar on 'Navigating Nutritional Pitfalls: Capacity, Choices and Health Impacts' taking place on 18 March between 12-1pm.

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Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) @allfieuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

ALLFIE’s Inclusive Education Conference 2024 was a memorable event! Marking 10 years of the Children and Families Act, @stevebroach.bsky.social explained how Disabled people and families can advocate for mainstream education using the Act. Watch on playback: youtu.be/BNXhvwxaMdc?... 🧵2/12

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Inclusive Education Conference 2024 | Guest speaker Steve Broach KC

YouTube video by ALLFIE UK

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Important JR hearing this week on the lawfulness of SEND ‘safety valve’ agreements entered into by Bristol and Devon councils. I act for the Bristol claimant and one Devon claimant with Alice Irving and Watkins solicitors, @ris-law.bsky.social team for the second Devon claimant

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Webinar incoming - details to follow…

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Eleanor Tallon @eleanor24.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

📣FREE event: Learn about the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), @stevebroach.bsky.social discrimination specialist lawyer will be speaking about why the CRPD should be UK law. gmcdp.com/civicrm/even...

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Learn about your rights: Make the Convention Law

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

If you’re not already engaged on 22 October, where you want to be is with Legal Action Group, @39essexchambers.bsky.social myself and a cast of stellar legal talent at our Community Care Conference - info and ticket link here www.lag.org.uk/events/ticke...

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Community Care Conference

Legal Action Group, Community Care Law Conference 2024, in collaboration with 39 Essex Chambers

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Concerning judgment - private facility depriving mental health patient of his liberty not exercising public functions, so Human Rights Act did not apply. Apparently no argument that given Care Act s73, all public funded care must come within HRA to avoid Art 14 breach bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Would be great if this was a day celebrating all the different types of pulse-based curry

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

Salt Bae would improve the PMB Ballot imho

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

It’s relatively simple to challenge this one, because a disabled child would be eligible for legal aid and it could well be appropriate for judicial review with the child as claimant

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

As school begins in England, periodic reminder that schools which choose to reward 100% attendance without equally rewarding disabled children who cannot achieve this for disability related reasons may well be breaching the Equality Act and the Human Rights Act

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

Have you tried Root? We are addicted at the moment (it’s best with the expansion pack imho)

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 22/08/2024

Thrilled to make it up to That London for the launch of Virginia Bovell’s memoire and manifesto Danny’s People - an essential history and call for action on human rights and neurodiversity

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 18/08/2024

Considering ‘Permanently addicted to messy drama and ragebait’ as my new profile strapline

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

Prospects of success? Your guess is as good as mine mate

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Here’s the cover, which is what your brain looks like when trying to understand (a) the requirements on decision makers and (b) why you have, yet again, signed up to be part of creating a law book

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

As our publishers don’t seem to be on here yet, shamelessly promoting the new book from @torbc.bsky.social and I (and a team of fabulous contributors) on lawful decision making Can be pre-ordered here www.lag.org.uk/shop/product...

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Making lawful decisions

Provides decision-makers with clear guidance on the requirements of lawful decision-making

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 10/08/2024

Straight from the tortured poets department

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Steve Broach KC @stevebroach.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

Points of interest in TS v Hackney, (LA’s decisions on care needs of severely disabled teenage girl overturned) - assessments must involve analysis not merely info gathering - permission refused on papers, granted on oral renewal, claim allowed on all grounds rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/high-court-f...

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High Court finds LB Hackney in breach of duties to disabled child | Rook Irwin Sweeney - Public Law....

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