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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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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

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

This settlement emphasises the need for decisions made by local authorities in the child protection context to respect human rights www.39essex.com/information-...

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

📣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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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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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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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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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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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...

submitted 208 days ago • 2 comments

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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