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Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Rook Irwin Sweeney enjoys a strong reputation for its expert handling of public law and human rights challenges. The firm has considerable strengths across education, Court of Protection and healthcare-related public law matters.

Work Highlights

  • Rook Irwin Sweeney acted for Gender Plus Healthcare, as an interested party, in a judicial review claim brought by a parent against the Care Quality Commission's decision to register the Gender Plus Healthcare for patients aged 17 and over.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alex Rook
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Alex Rook
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Band 2

Alex Rook is a founding partner at Rook Irwin Sweeney. He has extensive experience acting for individuals, charities and companies in judicial review proceedings concerning mental capacity, health and social care and human rights law.

Alex is extremely diligent and always primed with incisive questions which get to the heart of a case. He is extremely committed to his clients and always fights their corner.

Alex is easily accessible with excellent knowledge and understanding in his field.

Alex is one of the best strategists for high profile and difficult public law cases. He spots potential public law points and navigates difficult cases.

Anne-Marie Irwin
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Anne-Marie Irwin
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Founding partner Anne-Marie Irwin is a public law and human rights lawyer at Rook Irwin Sweeney. She frequently acts for individuals, charities and NGOs on a range of judicial review cases with particular expertise in health and social care.

I wish every lawyer could be like Anne-Marie. She is an amazing lawyer, very easy to talk to, incredibly understanding and supportive in our case.

Anne-Marie has been excellent. She is very thoughtful, kind and thorough.

Anne-Marie works on very challenging judicial review claims.

Polly Sweeney
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Polly Sweeney
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Polly Sweeney is a highly regarded public lawyer with extensive experience bringing litigation against government bodies in connection with education and SEN claims.

Polly is incredibly knowledgeable, humane and sensitive working with clients in challenging places.

Polly is unfailingly supportive.

Her sharp intelligence and calm demeanor whilst under pressure provides clients the best opportunity to thrive.

Polly explained every step of the way our options and how best to proceed in a professional, calm, reassuring and empathetic way.

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Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant

Alex Rook
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Alex Rook
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Band 2
Anne-Marie Irwin
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Anne-Marie Irwin
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Band 2
Polly Sweeney
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Polly Sweeney
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