Education Law Solicitors
Our team has extensive experience of advising, training and litigating in the field of Education Law. We regularly represent schools, colleges, universities and local education authorities.
More about Education Law
Forbes aims to keep things as straightforward as possible with a combination of expertise, straightforward advice and cost effective service to schools, colleges, universities and Local Education Authorities.
We have extensive experience in handling cases where there has been an accident in school or on a school trip or where there have been allegations of a failure to educate or bullying. We also regularly act as the Clerk to Local Education Authorities Exclusion and Admission appeals and represent LEAs at Special Education Needs tribunals.
We offer training to our clients and recently presented a headline seminar to over 100 School Governors and Head Teachers on the subject of "Injury Claims relating to Education".
Specific examples of matters dealt with by our specialist lawyers include:
Providing advice to a school in relation to education discrimination
Providing advice to governing bodies, Head Teachers and LEAs relating to Judicial Review proceedings brought in respect of the alleged failure to implement a Statement of Special Educational Needs
Advising on school transportation policy
ASBO - advice to Head Teacher relating to threats by the father of a pupil
Claims relating to injuries sustained in PE classes
Failure to educate cases
Advice to LEAs relating to their disclosure obligations pursuant to the Human Rights Act.
We offer training to our clients and recently presented a headline seminar to over 100 School Governors and Head Teachers on the subject of "Injury Claims relating to Education".
Specific examples of matters dealt with by our specialist lawyers include:
Providing advice to a school in relation to education discrimination
Providing advice to governing bodies, Head Teachers and LEAs relating to Judicial Review proceedings brought in respect of the alleged failure to implement a Statement of Special Educational Needs
Advising on school transportation policy
ASBO - advice to Head Teacher relating to threats by the father of a pupil
Claims relating to injuries sustained in PE classes
Failure to educate cases
Advice to LEAs relating to their disclosure obligations pursuant to the Human Rights Act.
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0800 689 0831 - Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
Please note that our offices will be closed from midday, Friday 20th December 2024
The offices will be open as usual on Monday 23rd December 2024.
The offices will then be closed from Tuesday 24th December through to Wednesday 1st January (inc), reopening as usual from 2nd January 2025.
The emergency contact number during this time is - 01772 220022 or 01254 675050.