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This area covers disputes connected with state and academy schools in England, including issues such as school admissions, exclusions, special educational needs provision, and governance or academy closures. A solicitor in this field drafts and challenges school policies, prepares and prosecutes or resists appeals to the appeals processes, and represents clients in education tribunals and related proceedings. The work is shaped by national education legislation, policy guidance, and the duties of local authorities and schools toward pupils and families.

What a solicitor handles in these matters

Solicitors handle admissions appeals, exclusions challenges, and SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) matters, including SEND appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability). They draft representations to authorities, prepare court- or tribunal-ready bundles, negotiate with schools or local authorities, and advise on governance issues in academy or maintained school settings. The process involves navigating statutory duties, court and tribunal procedures, and the interplay between education policy and individual rights.

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Bridge Recruitment & Bridge Security have had dealings with Nelsons Solicitors for the past 10 years. Mac, Simon and the rest of the team are always polite, helpful and very knowledgeable. We would recommend their services.

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Jamie Carr

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Jamie Carr is an outstanding dispute resolution lawyer. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to handle my case.

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Tristan BensonVictoria Graham

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Highly professional, easy to access, fair with the pricing, resolved the issue to the best knowledge and advice, cannot recommend highly enough, I am using for my house sale and other legals needs.

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Elliot Hammer

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Elliot Hammer handled our case with the utmost professionalism. His proactive communication included discussing developments by phone and online via Teams. Elliot thoroughly explained processes and as the matter progressed, his pragmatic advice using language that we understood was particularly appreciated. He is approachable, thoughtful and has an accessible manner. I highly recommend Elliot as a skilled negotiator and client advocate.

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Rachel Baxter

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Rachel was fantastic from start to finish. The quality of her work, speed and clarity of her responses were excellent during a time of heightened anxiety as we went through this process. The documentation produced to support our case was excellent and a key component in helping us to achieve the outcome we had hoped for.

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Paul Herbert

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We have three times had cause to reach out to Paul Herbert​​​​, Dispute Resolution Solicitor at Burnett Barker. In each case, he has carefully examined the issues in question, patiently explored the different elements, and expertly outlined our options. I'm pleased to say that, on each occasion, the case has either been dropped by the other party, or won by us. We cannot recommend him too highly, thank you Paul.

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