Education Law Specialists
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Schools and Children's Education Issues
Higher and Further Education Issues
Overview
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Admissions Into Further and Higher Education
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Excluded From Further and Higher Education
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Discrimination In Higher and Further Education
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Negligence In the Higher Education Context
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Internal Tribunals and Appeals in Higher Education
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Breach of Contract in Higher Education
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Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
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Education Law : General Teaching Council Issues
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Getting what you want requires professional representation. This is an area full of legal twists and turns, some of which can be used to your advantage. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
Children’s applications to be admitted to a particular school are often dealt with in a less than satisfactory manner. Rejections are often reviewable on the basis of their arbitrariness or failure to apply admission criteria fairly and correctly.
We advise on, prepare for, and represent at Appeals Panel Hearings for all types of schools, and on referrals to the Local Government Ombudsman who sometimes delivers justice when the appeal panel does not.
We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law : Where Your Child Is Not Receiving Education
You local education authority must provide children between 5 and 16 with suitable education.
If they are out of school through exclusion you can fight to have them reinstated. We can press for home-tutoring in certain circumstances. We are education law specialists.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Education Law : Exclusions from School
We can help you if your child has been excluded from fee-paying and other schools. If there is a Governing Body Hearing or Independent Appeal Panel Hearing, we can represent you there.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law. We are education specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Special Educational Needs Situations
If your child is not thriving in school, you may suspect they have special educational needs unique to them.
Local Education Authorites can be compelled to fund specialist residential schools and provide tailored provisions for children matching their needs. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
The first stage may be to request that the Local Education Authority carry out
statutory assessment of your child pursuant to the Education Act 1996.
If the LEA agrees, they will compile expert reports. A refusal can be appealed to Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST)
Thereafter the LEA must issue a Statement of Special Educational Needs which acts as the foundation for future educational provision.
We can help you with the whole assessment and statementing process which can be lengthy and demanding, thereby ensuring that proper long-term provision is made for your child.
Once we accept your case, we do not pass it on as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law : Dealing with Bullying In School
Parents are entitled to expect their children to be educated in physical and psychological safety.
On your behalf we can apply our knowledge and experience to ensure schools do something in practical terms to address bullying. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
You may want to look to compensation if long-standing damage is already done and the school is at fault.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Discrimination In Education
Ugly in any context, discrimination in an educational setting is also hurtful and damaging to vulnerable children.
If your child has suffered discrimination because of their differences to other children, race, sex, religion or sexual orientation you may be able to rectify the situation through a claim in the County Courts or through the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST).
Damages can be awarded in the County Court.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast. We are education law specialists.
Education Law: Local Government Ombudsman
Any complaint involving a school or local education authority which has not been dealt with properly internally can be taken before the LGO.
Parents sometimes finally get justice on admission to schools when the appeal panel which heard their case is itself found to have been defective or acted in way which constituted maladministration, causing injustice.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Breach of Contract in Fee-Paying Schools
If you’re paying fees then you have a contract with the school containing terms and conditions, the breach of which may bring you a remedy.
Parents whose children have been wrongly excluded, bullied, taught badly, or inadequately taken care of may be able to claim for breach of contract to try to recoup fees. On the other hand you may find that a school demands that you pay fees even though you have decided to withdraw your child.
We take such cases. We can help you resolve or fight these claims. We are education law specialists.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Negligence
Long-term damage can result from the negligent failure of educating authorities to provide a suitable education to your child as he or she grows.
Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law. We can advise you and represent your interests in such claims.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Further & Higher Education Issues
We deal with:
• internal appeals
• allegations of cheating and plagiarism
• the impact of exam failure
• disciplinary matters
• exclusions
• errors in rejecting student’s entrance
• appeals to the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA)
• breach of contract, discrimination and negligence
The internal appeals process in colleges and universities can be legally complicated. Legal advice and assistance in such cases is essential with so much at stake.
The range of issues is broad, ranging from allegations of plagiarism, misconduct, disciplinary matters, rustication/withdrawal and discrimination to breaches of contract and negligence.
We can assist with complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
We will act no only for students but academics and teaching professionals on disciplinary matters internally and where the General Teaching Council is involved.
In another part of the site you can see how we cater for claims in the Employment Tribunals, and advise on employment rights and issues. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Education Law: Admissions Into Further and Higher Education
It may be possible to rectify the failure by a college or university to honour an entrance offer or fight rejections.
Getting what you want sometimes requires professional representation. This is an area full of legal twists and turns, some of which can be used to your advantage. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
Rejections may be reviewable on the basis of their arbitrariness or failure to apply admission criteria fairly and correctly.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Education Law: Excluded From Further and Higher Education
We can help you if you have been excluded from a college or university.
Exclusion orders cannot be issued arbitrarily, procedures have to be followed and appropriate criteria applied.
Exclusions through allegations of inappropriate behaviour, exam difficulties and non-compliance with course requirements can be fought. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
By applying the right knowledge of procedures, you may well be able to regain your status.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Discrimination In Higher and Further Education
Discrimination in an educational setting is unlawful.
If you have suffered discrimination because of your difference to others: disability, race, sex, religion or sexual orientation you may be able to rectify the situation through a claim against the educational institution.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Education Law: Negligence In the Higher Education Context
Long-term damage can result from the negligent failure of educating authorities to provide a suitable education to you.
If your college or university is failing in this you may have a claim against it in damages.
We can advise you and represent your interests in such claims. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Internal Tribunals and Appeals in Higher Education
If you have a complaint, or are the subject of one, you can take have your case heard by way of internal tribunal.
Findings may be reviewable on the basis of their arbitrariness or failure to apply evidential and legal criteria fairly and correctly.
If you are unhappy with the outcome you have the right to appeal to the Independent Adjudicator For Higher Education.
We advise on, prepare for, and represent at disciplinary procedures. We can assist with advice and guidance on withdrawal from courses, grievance procedures and problems with lecturers.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Breach of Contract in Higher Education
If you’re paying fees then you have a contract with the college or university which contains terms and conditions, the breach of which may bring you a remedy.
If you have been wrongly excluded, bullied, taught badly, or inadequately mentored, you may be able to claim for breach of contract to try to recoup fees.
On the other hand you may find that a university demands that you pay fees even though you have decided to withdraw.
We take such cases. We can help you resolve or fight these claims. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
Following an internal tribunal you may appeal to the Independent Adjudicator For Higher Education.
As barristers we can help to draft your appeals and advise on the public law grounds in any decision adverse to you and guide you through the appeals process. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists. Call Gerard Quirke on 07983 565690.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Education Law: The General Teaching Council
Hearings before the GTC are legalistic and formal. After hearing evidence and permitting legal submissions, the tribunal will make decisions which are bound to affect the teacher’s future career.
To be decided is whether a teacher has acted in a way which amounts to unacceptable professional conduct unbefitting a teacher.
The different sanctions which may be imposed are as follows:
• reprimand (or warning)
• conditional registration, where a teacher must meet conditions set by the panel to be able to continue teaching
• suspending a teacher’s registration with conditions if appropriate, for up to two years; and
• withdrawing registration, preventing a teacher from teaching.
We advise on, prepare for, and represent at disciplinary Procedures. Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law.
We do not pass on the case as a solicitor may have to since, as barristers, we have full rights of audience in all courts and tribunals and long experience in acting as specialist advocates.
So you do not need to pay for two lawyers where one will do. We are education law specialists.
Without the sorts of overheads associated with solicitors firms you will find our fees are competitive and our advocacy experience vast.
Gerard Quirke is a Barrister who specialises in Education Law. Call him on 07983 565690.
