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Local Government - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joanne Clement KC continues to run a thriving public law, human rights and community care practice. She routinely acts both for and against local authorities in complex, high-profile cases and has broad experience in claims for judicial review. Recent local government work includes cases concerning adult social care, education and local government standards.
Strengths
Joanne is an incredible advocate and really commands in a courtroom.
Joanne has very good public law and education knowledge and guides us very clearly. She is a safe pair of hands. Her advocacy is very clear and concise.
She provides clear, succinct advice and a clear vision on litigation strategy. She shows a strong understanding of her client's needs and willingly adapts her strategy to meet those needs.
Community Care - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joanne Clement KC stands out for her expertise in the crossover between Court of Protection and community care work. She is adept at handling cases that concern both adults and children and is experienced in challenges to community care assessments and ordinary residence disputes.
Strengths
She is approachable and a pleasure to work with, and her drafting skills are of the highest calibre.
Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joanne Clement KC is highly regarded for her adroit representation of both claimant and defendant clients, often in landmark human rights cases. Her comprehensive offering covers areas such as privacy rights, religious freedoms and deaths in detention. She is increasingly recognised for her work in deprivation of liberty cases.
Strengths
Joanne Clement has impressive advocacy skills.
Joanne Clement is slick, persuasive and clear.
Joanne will go above and beyond and schedule calls in evenings to accommodate her clients.
Joanne is very forceful for her clients.
Education - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joanne Clement KC is a dynamic education silk with particular expertise in cases concerning special educational needs, school reorganisations and academy conversions. She has a strong track record of advising local authorities, universities and schools. Her specialisms include disability discrimination claims, challenges to exam results and student disciplinary matters.
Strengths
She is excellent; our go-to person.
Joanne has a very nice oral and written style. She is always very clear with the court. She is no-nonsense and doesn't mess around.
She's an extremely impressive silk. She is tenacious in her pursuit of points and really accurate. She gets to the point directly; her advocacy is impressive.
Joanne Clement is really accessible and provides really clear and practical advice.
Court of Protection: Health & Welfare - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Joanne Clement KC often plays a central role in cases concerning mental capacity, welfare and finance, and also excels at local government, community care and housing work. Her areas of particular strength include deprivation of liberty and the application of Article 5 cases.
Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joanne Clement KC handles a broad range of administrative and public law disputes before the Administrative, Appeal and Supreme Courts. Recently she has been active in cases involving healthcare and community care. Other areas of expertise include human rights and the allocation of public funds.
Strengths
Joanne provides an exceptional service in connection with high-profile and politically contentious matters.
She is always very clear with the court. She is no-nonsense and doesn't mess around.
Joanne is extremely experienced at a range of judicial review challenges, particularly in respect of education, health and central and local government vires.
Jo is committed and extremely clever. She grips complex legal issues and provides pragmatic solutions.