DWF
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Sitting in the firms broader regulatory, compliance and investigations team, DWF’s education offering is ‘now a distinct team in its own right’ that supports a significant number of private schools, public bodies and institutions. The team is well versed in SEND tribunal matters, safeguarding issues and crisis response, health and safety inquests. Additionally, the outfit focuses on contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Vikki Woodfine leads the firm's Northwest education team and is highly experienced in sensitive inquests and gross negligence manslaughter cases. Anna Blythe is a key education practitioner who ’always puts her clients in the best position to succeed’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘Anna Blythe leaves no stone unturned in representing clients but combines that with a keen ability to identify relevant issues and evidence. As a result, she always puts her clients in the best position to succeed.’
- ‘DWF's education team has grown out of its Regulatory team, but is now a distinct team in its own right. The team's biggest strength is its absolutely unwavering attention to detail. I can't remember a hearing or trial that I dealt with where the preparation wasn't absolutely immaculate. Simply put, the approach that DWF's education team takes to cases always puts its clients in the best position to get the best outcome from a particular case.’
Key clients
- ARAG/DAS
- Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA)
Work highlights
Advised a number of the UK’s leading independent boarding schools regards student suicides, guiding them through the very real impact of trauma on staff, pupils and the wider student community.