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3PB Education and public law barrister Matthew Wyard examines the impact of the new Coronavirus Bill on the independent education sector and uncovers some unexpected roles and demands on private schools. Click here to read Matthew's analysis. Matthew Wyard has practised in the field of education law for 8 years and is happy to represent any party in educational disputes. He is currently writing for the forthcoming, inaugural edition of the new Education Law Handbook...

Charlotte Hadfield's brief(ish) introduction to temporary closure directions and temporary continuity directions, with a review of how special educational provision may operate if the Coronavirus Bill is enacted in its current form.

Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst: Lydia Pemberton provides useful probate guidance in the era of Covid-19. Click here to read Lydia's update.  

Education and public law barrister Matthew Wyard and Paul Wyard of Sinclairslaw review Nottinghamshire CC v SF and another, a case in which the Court of Appeal held that the First-Tier Tribunal  had correctly construed the meaning of ‘necessary’ in section 37(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) in finding that it was necessary for special educational provision to be made for a child in accordance with an EHC Plan – even...

Matthew Wyard analyses Re: ACC &Ors [2020] EWCOP 9, a case concerning the conflicts of interests that may arise where property and affairs deputies instruct a firm with which they are associated to carry out instructions for P,  or to conduct litigation on P’s behalf. Click here to read Matthew's analysis. Click here to view a copy of the judgment. Matthew Wyard is a public law barrister specialising in the fields of health (including Court...

Katherine Anderson has edited 3PB's latest Employment & Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Sarah Clarke, Simon Tibbitts and Grace Nicholls. Cases reviewed are: Jesudason v Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWCA Civ 73 - Whistle-blowers beware: just because there is a PD doesn’t necessarily mean that the employer can’t respond (and damage your reputation) in order to ‘set the record straight’ Robinson v His Highness Sheikh Khalid Bin Saqr Al Qasim UKEAT/0106/19/RN - Illegality...

Charlotte Hadfield and Matthew Wyard, instructed by Sinclairslaw, acted for the parents in the decision, handed down today, of Nottinghamshire County Council v SF and GD. The case concerned an appeal brought by Nottinghamshire County Council against the earlier Upper Tribunal decision of the same name ([2019] UKUT 243 (AAC)) which itself was an appeal against a decision of the First Tier Tribunal requiring the local authority to issue an EHC Plan to HD. The...

3PB is pleased to welcome Matthew Wyard, a public law barrister specialising in the fields of education, health and social care. He joined chambers having spent his first few years of practice as an employed barrister in the public law and commercial litigation departments of a well-known specialist public law firm. Matthew brings significant experience of court-based and advisory work for claimants and local authorities in education matters, individuals and institutions in Court of Protection disputes...

The Birmingham Law Society has shortlisted Birmingham-based barrister and 3PB’s Head of Family, Vanessa Meachin QC for Barrister of the Year in 2020, alongside four other barristers in the City for this prestigious award. She is being interviewed by a panel of judges from the professional and academic legal sectors, before the winner is announced at the annual awards ceremony being held on Friday 27 March this year at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham....

3PB is sponsoring an exciting new initiative  - Women in Family Law - which aims to bring together women working in all areas of family law in order to provide support and encouragement to tackle the multitude of issues and challenges that face women working in this field. Hannah Markham QC is leading the Association as Chair of the founding board with 3PB's Vanessa Meachin QC serving on the committee. Membership to the Association is...

FIDIC today has strengthened its influential contracts committee with the arrival of a new chair Vincent Leloup and the appointment of barrister Peter Collie, 3pB's Head of Construction & Engineering, alongside Kiri Parr, regional legal counsel at Arup in Australia and Husni Madi, chief executive of Shura Construction Management in Jordan. The new chair Vincent Leloup is founder and managing partner at French construction contract consultancy Exequatur. FIDIC’s contracts committee recommends to the FIDIC board...

Stephen Wyeth has edited 3PB's latest Employment & Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Sarah Clarke, Katherine Anderson, Naomi Webber, Grace Nicholls. Cases reviewed are: Q v Secretary of State for Justice UKEAT/0120/19/JOJ - When are Article 8 rights engaged in the context of an unfair dismissal claim and how should the engagement of such rights be approached by the tribunal? Duncan Lewis Solicitors v Puar UKEAT/0175/19/RN - Strike Out: seriousness of default and possibility of...