Inez Brown, a senior associate with Anthony Collins LLP, will lead a seminar on the legal implications for children with special needs, current funding arrangements and future funding arrangements.

Janet — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:28:01 +0000

Inez Brown is a Senior Associate with Anthony Collins LLP in Birmingham where she leads on the educational support for individuals. She has vast experience in educational matters providing support on statutory assessment of children with special educational needs and admission/exclusion issues arising from maintained schools. She has experience of dealing with appeals to the SEN and Disability Panel. In the wider field, Inez has also been involved in a number of judicial review cases appealing a failure to comply with the provisions of SEN statements together with a failure to undertake the relevant social care assessments or produce a care plan. Inez has experience of dealing with the practical side of litigation – of issuing proceedings, liaising with the court, other solicitors and Counsel. Inez also has extensive experience representing claimants in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury claims with a proven track record of achieving successful outcomes for her clients. Currently she leads on a wide range of cases including medical misdiagnosis, obstetric cases resulting in severe brain injury including cerebral palsy, road traffic accidents resulting in brain damage, fatal accident claims and hospital acquired infections. Clients praise her proactive approach and ability to explain the law in simple terms. Inez’s excellent approach to individuals ensures that their needs are always her primary concern.

Medico-Legal Study Day for Parents and Professionals

Janet — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:22:31 +0000

One of my key roles at Wordswell is my work as an Independent Speech and Language Therapy Expert Witness appearing, usually with the parents of children with special educational needs, or commissioned by a specialist solicitor, at SENDIST or the High Court.

Over the last 12 years I have worked with some excellent legal teams and am delighted to be speaking at this forthcoming study day.

We would welcome parents or professionals to attend and share our experiences of the new regulations which came into being in November 2008.

“Update on Special Educational Needs and DISability Tribunal Regulations”

28th July 2009 at 9.30am – 4pm

Location: Anthony Collins Solicitors, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES, (within walking distance of New Street Train Station)

Speaking will be:

John Friel, Barrister of Hardwicke Building

“…good technical knowledge.” – Chambers UK (2009)

“…achieves success in cases that may not appear so strong on paper.” – The Legal 500 (2008)

John is featured in Legal 500 and Chambers UK as an Education Law specialist.

Inez Brown, Solicitor of Anthony Collins

Inez leads on the educational support for individuals. She has vast experience in educational matters providing support on statutory assessment of children with special educational needs and admission/exclusion issues arising from maintained schools.

Melinda Nettleton, Solicitor of SEN Legal

Melinda qualified as a solicitor in 1980 working initially for a local authority and then for the Crown Prosecution Service. She specialized in litigation (evidence and advocacy). Melinda has three children, one of whom has dyslexia, dyspraxia, and a severe language disorder.

Janet O’Keefe, Speech and Language Therapist, Wordswell Ltd and Chair of the MLSIG

Janet has specialised in working with children and adults with hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and dyslexia.

If you would like to attend, please email MLSIG@wordswell.co.uk to register your interest.

You can pay in advance by posting a cheque for £25, made payable to “MLSIG” to Wordswell, 82 Cannon Street, Little Downham, Ely, Cambs, CB6 2SS.

For further information, please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Janet O'Keefe » Statutory Assessment

Inez Brown, a senior associate with Anthony Collins LLP, will lead a seminar on the legal implications for children with special needs, current funding arrangements and future funding arrangements.

Medico-Legal Study Day for Parents and Professionals