Lawyers

Steven Baylis

Steven Baylis

Irwin Mitchell, West Midlands

Work Department

Public Law

Position

Associate solicitor

Steven specialises in education and community care law and cases in the Court of Protection involving mental capacity, best interests and deprivation of liberty.

Steven represents families in Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Disability Tribunals, in challenges against local authority decisions including refusals to conduct education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments, challenges against the content of statements of special educational needs in EHC plans and challenging decisions to cease to maintain statements.

He also has experience dealing with claims for disability discrimination against schools and colleges, as well as admissions and exclusions cases.