• July 2024 3PB education law newsletter

      Education law newsletter - July 2024

      Jim Hirschmann edits the 11th edition of our education law newsletter, packed full with team news, awards, book launches, events and analysis from our barristers Charlotte Hadfield, Lachlan Wilson, John Friel, Alice de Coverley, Matthew Wyard, Emma Waldron, Alex Leonhardt, Caroline Stone, Mark Green, Sunyana Sharma, Katherine Anderson, Ben Amunwa and Rosa Thomas, to name a few.

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      Matthew Wyard appointed chair of the Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA) West Midlands

      3PB's public law barrister Matthew Wyard has been appointed as the new chair of the West Midlands' Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA). The West Midlands CoPPA committee was established in 2018 with the aim of bringing together the thriving network of Court of Protection practitioners in the region. Their AGM and a case law update was held last Tuesday 16 July at the Birmingham offices of law firm Irwin Mitchell. The network offers a...

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      Updating guidance given by the Upper Tribunal on mental capacity and the First tier Tribunal’s jurisdiction to make health and social care recommendations

      Matthew Wyard (pictured here), specialist education law barrister at 3PB Barristers, instructed by Geldards LLP, represented the successful appellant in MM (as alternative person for C) v Royal Borough of Greenwich [2024] UKUT 179 (AAC). Matthew writes about the Upper Tribunal's decision in this case, and the important points the judgment raises in relation to the conduct of proceedings before the SEND Tribunal when impaired litigation capacity is being considered. UTJ Stout grappled with two...

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      Court of Protection Property and Affairs Update: Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation v (1) PW (2) the Public Guardian [2024] EWCOP 16

      3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist Court of Protection barrister Matthew Wyard (pictured here) explores the recent Court of Protection property and affairs case of Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation v (1) PW (2) the Public Guardian [2024] EWCOP 16. The case revolved around whether the appointment by a professional deputy of a linked asset management firm was a breach of the rule against conflict of interest. Spoiler: the court found that it did amount to...

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      Court of Protection Property and Affairs Update: PSG Trust Corporation Ltd v CK [2024] EWCOP 14 and Re: P (Statutory Will) [2024] EWCOP 12

      3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist Court of Protection barrister Matthew Wyard (pictured here) analyses the recent Court of Protection property and affairs decisions of PSG Trust Corporation Ltd v CK [2024] EWCOP 14 and Re: P (Statutory Will) [2024] EWCOP 12. In PSG Trust Corporation Ltd v CK [2024] EWCOP 14, the Court considered how a property and affairs deputy should approach the issue of whether to inform P of the value of a...

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    • 3PB September 2023 education law newsletter

      Education law newsletter - February 2024

      Welcome to the 10th edition of our education law newsletter. Edited by Katherine Anderson, it features analysis and contributions from Katherine Anderson, Olivia McGonigle, Jim Hirschmann, Matthew Wyard and Naomi Webber.

      Case analysis covers:
      - London Borough Camden v KT [2024] UKUT 225 AAC;
      - LC and RC v Hampshire County Council [2023] UKUT 281 (AAC); and,
      - A Multi Academy Trust v RR [2024] UKUT 9 (AAC)

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      Court of Protection Property and Affairs Update: TA v the Public Guardian

      3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist Court of Protection barrister Matthew Wyard (pictured here) has written on the recent Court of Protection property and affairs decision of TA v the Public Guardian, a case confirming the scope of a certificate provider’s duties when executing a LPA. In his article, Matthew offers a detailed summary of case and explores what the decisions handed down means for Court of Protection and Private Client practitioners. To read Matthew’s full...

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      William Hansen and Matthew Wyard in important public law appeal for UK asylum-seekers

      Two of 3PB’s public law barristers, William Hansen and Matthew Wyard, pictured left to right, both appeared in the important appeal of THTN v Secretary of State for the Home Department (“THTN”) which was handed down on 20th October 2023. The appeal has clarified what an appellant must demonstrate in Article 3 medical claims following the Supreme Court’s decision in AM(Zimbabwe) [2020] UKSC 17 (“AM (Zimbabwe)”). The key point of principle arising in THTN concerned...

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      Strong results for 3PB’s Education Law team in Chambers and Partners 2024

      3PB celebrates its specialist Education Law team’s achievements in the latest set of results published by Chambers and Partners today. The team is once again ranked in Band 3 with 7 of our barristers attracting top marks for their talent, skills and dedication. In the words of clients, there is little 3PB’s education law barristers cannot achieve be it in terms of strategy, advocacy and pleadings, understanding of vulnerable clients, drafting of procedural issues and...

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    • Legal 500 2024 Leading Set - Education

      3PB’s ‘genuine specialists in education law’ move up a rank in London Legal 500 results

      3PB is delighted to report the promotion of its Education law team to TIER 3 in London. The team has attracted a total of 9 rankings in the Legal 500’s 2024 edition published today: 7 of our barristers are ranked in London, 2 of them are also recommended for the work they do in the Midlands and Wales. This promotion in the Legal 500 follows a great year for the team, in which Alice de...

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    • 3PB September 2023 education law newsletter

      September Education law newsletter - out now!

      Welcome to the 9th edition of our education law newsletter. Edited by Jim Hirschmann and Katherine Anderson, it features analysis and contributions from head of team Charlotte Hadfield, Katherine Anderson (who celebrated the publishing of her book), Emma Waldron, Olivia McGonigle, Jim Hirschmann and pupil Rosa Thomas.
      Case analysis covers: R (on the application of Swalcliffe Park School) v Wokingham Borough Council and another [2023] EWHC 1451 (Admin); R (on the application of AI) v London Borough of Wandsworth [2023] EWHC 2088 (Admin); MXX v A Secondary School [2023] EWCA Civ 99; and Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v JS and Others [2023] EWCOP 33. The team also looks at potential student litigation that could arise out of the university marking and assessment boycott.

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    • CoPComm Episode Sept 23

      Episode 7 of 3PB’s CoP Comm podcast is now available to download

      Episode 7 of 3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Court of Protection and community care podcast CoP Comm is now available to download. In this episode, co-presenters Matthew Wyard and Jim Hirschmann are joined by fellow 3PB Court of Protection barrister Jennifer Kotilaine to discuss Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v JS and Manchester City Council [2023] EWCOP33. All episodes of Cop Comm are available to stream via major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify,...

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