Handling the full spectrum of education-related disputes, the team at Bindmans LLP, led by Karen May, draws on deep expertise across education and community care law, with particular strength in EHCP matters, admissions, exclusion, disability discrimination and judicial review. May is recognised for her ‘knowledge and experience’ in education law, and community care judicial reviews on behalf of children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs, and has appeared in leading cases before both the High Court and Court of Appeal. The team also regularly advises parents of children at independent schools, frequently on issues of safeguarding and exclusion.
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- Ellie Crowther is a fantastic solicitor. She is committed and compassionate.
- Karen May and Alison Fredericks are both excellent. They are very experienced and very knowledgeable.
- A strong, experienced team is part of a well-resourced and highly professional firm.
- A very well-respected and highly competent team that specializes in education law and offers an excellent service to their clients.
- I cannot give enough praise to the level of understanding, support, guidance, and professionalism that they have provided.
- Karen May really stands out because she gives you such confidence. She has a wonderfully calm and reassuring presence in meetings, which makes a huge difference when the issues being discussed can feel so stressful and emotional. When she deals with the local authority, she sets out the legal arguments clearly and firmly, but delivers them in such a kind and measured way that it never feels confrontational or as though the temperature is being raised unnecessarily. That is a real skill. You feel that she is completely across the detail and knows exactly how to handle the situation. What I have valued most is how genuine she comes across. She is professional and knowledgeable, but also warm, thoughtful, and very easy to trust. That combination really sets her apart.
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Practice head
Karen May
Other key lawyers
Alison Fredericks; Ellie Crowther; Zoe Vail; Kate Ward