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Award winning specialist public law and human rights firm. Judicial review | education law | health & social care | mental capacity | environmental law www.rookirwinsweeney.co.uk
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Our clients the Continuing Care Parents Group are #crowdfunding to challenge cuts to vital care and support for an “alarming” number of disabled children in their area - find out more and support them here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/disable...

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@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

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We're pleased to see that the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) training module on Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Community Care Legal Aid has launched, co-written by our Rosie Campbell. You can find out more about the course on the LAPG's website: lapg.co.uk/training-sup... #accesstojustice

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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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Today is #HumanRightsDay. We’ve signed a letter to the Prime Minister and other political leaders alongside the British Institute of Human Rights and 70+ organisations calling them to stand up for human rights. You can read the letter on our website here: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/human-rights... 1/3

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"Fresher minds for longer" - our team at @ris-law.bsky.social featured in today's @nytimes.com article on trialling a 9-day fortnight as part of the current UK @4dayweek.bsky.social pilot, and how we make this work: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/b...

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We are delighted that Ellie Taylor has joined Rook Irwin Sweeney as an Administrator. You can find out more about Ellie here: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk?specialist=e...

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"We ask - how can we support each other to do our most valuable work, rather than 'how can we get the most time' out of our employees?" Anne-Marie Irwin speaks to The Law Society about how Rook Irwin Sweeney is working towards a more sustainable way of lawyering www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/hr-an...

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Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Disability rights are human rights. Here’s a reminder of some recent cases in which our disabled clients have used the law to protects their rights: [1/5]

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