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olliepersey.bsky.social
@olliepersey.bsky.social
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Legal aid barrister. Here for cat pics, stand up, politics, procrastination. He/him.
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Really looking forward to this!
legalactiongroup.bsky.social Legal Action Group @legalactiongroup.bsky.social · Oct 27
🚨 Education Law Conference – Early birds ending soon! 🚨

Join leading voices in education law for a day of insight, updates & shared learning.

📅 28 Nov | 📍 DLA Piper, London
⏳ Early bird pricing ends this Friday (31 Oct)
🎟️ Book now: tinyurl.com/LAGED25

Sponsored by @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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We are instructed in an application for judicial review challenging the decision by London Borough of #Ealing to close down or repurpose 10 #children’scentres
September 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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ris-law.bsky.social
Our clients are #crowdfunding to save 10 children’s centres in Ealing providing vital local support to children and their families and which the Council is proposing to close - find out more and support the campaign here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ea...
Save Ealing's Children's Centres from Closure! URGENT FUNDING NEEDED.
We are a group of parents, carers and local community campaigners trying to stop Ealing Council from closing 10 children’s centres across our borough.
www.crowdjustice.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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NEW POST: Let Me In: How students with disabilities at @treloars.bsky.social College are offering accessibility expertise to transform communities. This is the first of three articles, featuring winners of the @natspec.bsky.social Innovation awards www.specialneedsjungle.com/d...
image shows the Let me In students and lecturers with their award and post title
July 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social
A Gender Critical campaigner managed to convince the High Court that allowing police at Pride breached their duty of neutrality. Here, we argue that the decision is problematic, not least due to the transphobic rhetoric used

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Policing Pride: R (on the application of Lindsey Smith) v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police [2025] EWHC 1805 (Admin) - Doing Feminist Legal Work
Pride and the Police
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July 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
📢 EVENT - The Basics of Tribunal Representation

📆 Thursday 3 July, 2.00pm-4.00pm
📍 Online

🔽Book tickets and for more info:
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June 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The public harassment of a barrister for using the women's toilet she was directed to on the Parliamentary estate — which has *not* changed its policies post-FWS — and the subsequent apology from Parliamentary staff to her harassers, is despicable.
June 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
olliepersey.bsky.social
Happy to have an informal/ confidential chat with anyone interested in applying. Drop me a line!
gardencourtlaw.bsky.social Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Apr 16
📣 WE ARE RECRUITING 📣

We invite tenancy applications from busy practitioners at all levels of call to join our #EducationLaw Team. Applicants should have some experience of education law & a desire to develop this part of their practice further.

Find out more 🔽
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#LegalVacancy
Recruitment banner from Garden Court Chambers, stating 'We are recruiting: Education Law Barristers' with their logo and the hashtag #DoRightFearNoOne.
April 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📣 High Court quashes ‘irrational’ post-16 home-to-school transport package following successful judicial review 📣

Ollie Persey (@olliepersey.bsky.social) & Alex Temple of the Garden Court Chambers #EducationLaw Team, acted for the Claimant.

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Pictured: Left - Ollie Persey, Right - Alex Temple
March 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
💫 We are shortlisted in 5 categories:

1️⃣ #SchoolInclusion Project (SIP) – Pro bono Initiative of the Year (UK)

SIP brings together lawyers, advisers and campaigners with expertise in the field of school exclusions and related issues, to address systemic discrimination in the education system.
February 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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📣 Important High Court ruling paves way for legal aid for school exclusion appeals 📣

Our Stephanie Harrison KC & @olliepersey.bsky.social, instructed by Sabrina Simpson & Mital Raithatha of @cclcuk.bsky.social, represented the Claimant.

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From left to right (pictured): Stephanie Harrison KC, Grace Brown, Ollie Persey & Nadia O’Mara. Banner reads #DoRightFearNoOne.
February 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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judithfreedman.bsky.social
We mourn the loss of Glen Loutzenhiser, a wonderful colleague, popular teacher, author of Tiley's Revenue Law and assistant editor of British Tax Review, Glen's death, much too young, leaves a large gap in the Oxford tax community and more widely. A link for condolences is here
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February 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
olliepersey.bsky.social
Really important case being heard by the Court of Appeal on Thursday. A huge team effort.
gardencourtlaw.bsky.social Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Feb 4
🚨Ct of Appeal orders urgent hearing in important case on child criminal exploitation & school exclusions🚨

The Appellant is represented by Nicola Braganza KC, @olliepersey.bsky.social & Alex Temple, assisted by Maya Thomas Davis (first six pupil).

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Nicola Braganza KC Duran Seddon KC Ollie Persey Nadia O’Mara Harry Harris Alex Temple Maya Thomas Davis
February 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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publiclawproject.bsky.social
How do we challenge socio-economic discrimination in the immigration system?

Hear from Aoife O’Reilly, Christine Benson, Professor Charlotte O’Brien, Florence Powell, @olliepersey.bsky.social & @msumption.bsky.social 👇

@maternityaction.bsky.social @migobs.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social
It’s here! My book, JUDICIAL INDIVIDUALITY ON THE UK SUPREME COURT will be available to buy from next Thursday!

@hartpublishing.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
Good luck to the amazing Parents from Devon and Bristol for their judicial review challenge today over Safety Valve funding - we’l bring you an update article soon! www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...
Parents take council to court in SEN funding row
The Judicial Review into Devon County Council's handling of SEN funding will be heard in Bristol.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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ris-law.bsky.social
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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January 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
📣 Adrian Berry to be appointed King’s Counsel 📣

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that our Adrian Berry (@berryadrianc.bsky.social) will be appointed as King’s Counsel in 2025.💫

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Adrian Berry Year of Call: 1998 "Adrian is a leading expert in British nationality law and always a pleasure to work with. He deploys his extensive legal knowledge with remarkable acumen and intelligence." Legal 500, 2025 (Immigration, Tier 1)
January 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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🗞️ In Free Movement (@freemovement.bsky.social) - Our Ollie Persey (@olliepersey.bsky.social) of the Garden Court Chambers #PublicLaw and #CommunityCareLaw Teams acted for the claimant, instructed by Chessie Aeron-Thomas of Coram Children’s Legal Centre (@cclcuk.bsky.social), assisted by Madey Doku.
January 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
olliepersey.bsky.social
A very useful judgment on the scope of s42 Children and Families Act 2014 (the duty to secure special educational provision in an Education, Health and Care Plan)

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High Court Provides Important Guidance on the ‘Absolute Duty’ to Secure Special Educational Provision | Garden Court Chambers
Ollie Persey, of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Education Law Teams acted for the successful Claimant, instructed by Helen Barker of Irwin Mitchell LLP.
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December 23, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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‘Statements’ of special educational need were phased out of the English SEND system from 2014 onwards. No child has had one since 2018

So the quote is presumably from someone both influential and clueless, always a great combination
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December 22, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
📣 Tribunal rules amended to reflect Court of Appeal ruling that mandatory reconsideration by HMRC is not precondition of appealing a tax credits decision

This is to better reflect the CoA’s ruling in 'Commissioners for HMRC v Arrbab'.

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Pictured: Left - Desmond Rutledge, Right - Ollie Persey #DoRightFearNoOne
December 17, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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Our Desmond Rutledge & Ollie Persey (@olliepersey.bsky.social) represented the Respondent, Mr Arrbab in the Ct of Appeal, instructed by Joe Power of @kirkleescalc.bsky.social.

The legal team involved in the case won ‘Most Outstanding Impact Award’ for their work at the Citizens Advice Awards 2024.
December 17, 2024 at 12:46 PM