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’.
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Testimonials
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‘The DWF team routinely demonstrates innovation in its approach, depth and breadth of legal knowledge, and is notable for its human approach to clients. The speed of response sets the DWF offering apart from its competitors, and wins it a great deal of repeat business from satisfied clients.’
‘Vikki Woodfine is frankly superb at liaising with and reassuring clients at moments of extreme pressure, and this emotional intelligence is firmly underpinned with solid legal knowledge and experience. A class act.’
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.