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Education: Institutions - Northern Ireland
What the Team is Known For
Napier Solicitors maintains a strong track record in a range of education issues, including representation in SEND Tribunal appeals and unfair dismissal claims. The firm is known and respected in the market for its work in relation to child safeguarding and historic abuse cases. The team is frequently engaged by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, a large body covering 500 maintained schools.
Work Highlights
Napier Solicitors successfully represented the Exceptional Circumstances Body in Judicial Review proceedings.
Notable practitioners
Joseph Napier leads the education team at Napier Solicitors and is the managing director of the firm. He specialises in acting for a number of voluntary grammar schools and representative bodies. He has additional expertise in judicial reviews.
Joseph is a well established lawyer.
Paul Upson is a director at Napiers. He advises numerous education clients on employment matters, ranging from unfair dismissals to discrimination claims.