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We're proud to be acting for learning disability campaigners Pembrokeshire People First, supported by All Wales People 1st, My Life My Choice and The British Institute of Human Rights to seek to ensure that the #HumanRightsAct Reform Consultation is fully accessible for those who need it 👇

This week Rook Irwin Sweeney responded to the #HumanRightsActReform consultation. Many of our clients rely on the #HumanRightsAct to protect their most fundamental rights 🧵 1/8

We're delighted to be advising the Disability Charities Consortium - a coalition of leading disability charities - in relation to the UK #CovidInquiry. Their full response to the consultation on the Terms of Reference to the Inquiry is below 👇

We're really pleased to welcome solicitor Jennifer Wright to the Rook Irwin Sweeney team this week - Jennifer Wright is a public law and human rights solicitor specialising in education law, community care and mental capacity work. Read more about her work here 👇 rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/rook-irwin-swe…

Despite a disappointing judgment today in our client Good Law Project's judicial review of government use of private communication systems - we're pleased to say that the Court has granted permission to appeal, in view of the importance of the issues. judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…

A challenge has been brought by the Good Law Project to the award of contracts for antibody tests. Stephanie David was led by Joseph Barrett and Rupert Paines, instructed by Alex Rook of Rook Irwin Sweeney, to act on behalf of the Good Law Project. Read more below StephDavid

Permission for a judicial review has been granted on all grounds in this important judicial review about access to timely NHS healthcare - Rook Irwin Sweeney act for the Claimants Gendered Intelligence Good Law Project @EvaEch0 and others.

We're pleased that the UK #CovidInquiry has taken into account many of the responses of our clients, the Disability Charities Consortium, to the consultation on the Terms of Reference to the Inquiry - with a recommendation to put inequalities are the forefront of the Inquiry.

Join @rislaw's Polly Sweeney this Thursday 19 May in a live online Q&A session on #SEND, community care, and healthcare law with Support SEND Kids - details below 👇

Some thoughts👇about proposed new guidance regarding the appointment of a welfare deputy on behalf of someone who lacks capacity to make decisions for themselves. Unlikely to have happened without the bravery of the 3 Claimants including Rosa Monckton and Caroline Hopton. 👏👏👏👏

Please help us to spread the word by sharing with your followers Alex Rook Kari Gerstheimer Ravinder Brar Polly Glynn @UgoHayter Steve Broach KC @zianabi Helen Mountfield TIA! Helen.

As the UK #CovidInquiry has now been formally established, we look forward - with our clients the Disability Charities Consortium - to disabled people and their families voices being heard.

We've been instructed by ▪ SUZANNE ▪🌻 to challenge the lawfulness of the #SENDreview consultation. The consultation seeks views on the effectiveness of Tribunal remedies in disability discrimination claims, but doesn’t explain the Tribunal can’t award damages.

We often get asked about health and welfare #deputyships, and so have prepared a handy guide to what they are, their benefits and their limits. You can find the guide on our website here: rb.gy/qpfkge

Some information if you are thinking about applying to be a welfare deputy 👇

Join Rook Irwin Sweeney's Polly Sweeney at this LAG Training & Events Education Law Conference on 12 October - further details and sign up below 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-co…

Has a Local Authority ‘panel’ taken a decision about you or a member of your family's social care? We ask whether use of these ‘panels’ is lawful, and what you can do if you are not happy with the result: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/when-a-local-a…

We have an incredible and inspiring social care workforce but they need and deserve more recognition and higher rewards. Instead we have social care on its knees as vacancies hit record high. independent.co.uk/news/health/so…

Rook Irwin Sweeney's Polly Sweeney speaking alongside IPSEA today at this year's LAG Training & Events Education Law Conference on key education law cases in the last 12 months. We share IPSEA's concern that proposals in the #SEND review will reduce legal rights & entitlements.