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DfE guidance on post-16 transport to education and training

The Department for Education (DfE) issued new post-16 transport guidance on 26 October for Local Authorities (LA). The guidance is, we suspect, as a response to problems that parents have voiced in recent months about...
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The use of technology in rehabilitation following an injury

As claimant brain injury specialists, Boyes Turner are keen advocates of the use of rehabilitation to expedite a person’s recovery following an accident. At the same time defendants in personal injury claims are encouraged to...
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Neonatal hypoglycaemia – 15 years of claims under review

In the first few days after birth, before regular and adequate feeding is established, babies often need help with managing their blood glucose levels. Newborns with low birth-weights (below 2.5kg) or those born to diabetic...
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Meningococcal Septicaemia & Amputation

Having a child in hospital with meningitis, a life threatening illness is a frightening time for the whole family. From not knowing what the future holds, to finding out they will require amputations, the subsequent...
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The dangers of black henna temporary tattoos

Thousands of British holiday makers are set to go on holiday this year and most will return with fantastic stories of sun, sea, sand and great friends they met along the way, but sadly many...
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Can home/school transport be included in an Education, Health and Care Plan?

It is well established that home to school transport cannot be considered a special educational need or special educational provision and cannot, therefore, be included in an EHCP. The recent case of Staffordshire County Council...
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Local Authority’s duty to consult over the summer break

We had an interesting enquiry recently about the local authority’s (LA) duty to seek advice over the summer holidays when it is drafting an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The enquiry referred to the ‘4-week...
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NHS Resolution – Saying sorry when things go wrong

NHS Resolution, the newly rebranded NHS Litigation Authority, has issued a leaflet for healthcare practitioners about the importance of saying sorry when things go wrong. In an open demonstration of NHS Resolution’s new focus on upstream intervention...
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Clarity on the naming of independent/non-maintained placements on EHCPs

LB of Hillingdon v SS and Others (SEN): [2017] UKUK 250 (AAC) The Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA) introduced a system by which the Secretary of State can approve independent special and special post-16...
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Education for children following an acquired brain injury

When a child acquires a brain injury, they can present with a wide range of alterations in physical function, cognition, communication, social, emotion and behaviour regulation. The nature and severity of injury may also result...
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Asbestos claims – Mesothelioma compensation – Michael’s story

When Michael was diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer he contacted Boyes Turner’s asbestos and mesothelioma specialists and together they won him enough compensation to cover the costs of immunotherapy treatment for when he will need...
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Education, Health and Care Plans for young people aged 19-25

Requesting an Education, Health and Care Needs assessment Young people who have Special Educational Needs (SEN) but do not have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) have the right to request an assessment of...
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Amendments to Section E of an EHCP – P v Worcestershire County Council 2017

The Upper Tribunal (UT) found that the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) had made an error in dismissing a young person’s appeal against the content of an EHCP without ordering amendments to make the Plan workable. The...
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The professions most likely to result in a case of mesothelioma

There are a number of ways someone can be exposed to asbestos including, when at work, when working in the vicinity of others using asbestos, when laundering clothes covered in asbestos dust, when living in...
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EHCPs – guidance from the Upper Tribunal about the EHC needs assessment and higher education

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea v GG (SEN) [2017] UKUT 141 (AAC) The case concerns an appeal by ‘G’ against the local authority’s (LA) decision to refuse to carry out an EHC needs...
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Thermos flasks containing deadly asbestos materials for sale in the UK

The use and import of asbestos has been banned in the UK for many years, but unfortunately, many asbestos-containing products still manage to find their way into the UK market on a regular basis. Boyes...
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