Laxmi Patel > Boyes Turner > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile
Boyes Turner Offices
ABBOTS HOUSE
ABBEY STREET
READING
RG1 3BD
England
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Laxmi Patel
Work Department
Education
Position
Laxmi is head of Boyes Turner’s leading Education team and an established expert in special educational needs (SEN). She runs appeals to the SEND Tribunal and provides representation. She has particular expertise in complex cases across education, health and social care, many requiring tri-partite funding and residential and split placements, and/or ‘education otherwise than at school/college – EOTAS/C’.
Career
Before her legal career Laxmi worked in a large London school where she was an associate school Governor for over five years. During this time, Laxmi studied part-time and qualified with a First Class Honours degree in Law (LLB Hons). She then completed the LPC, again part-time. Whilst training, Laxmi volunteered as an education law advisor for the National Autistic Society.
Laxmi qualified in a leading SEND firm in London before joining Boyes Turner to start up their Education practice, becoming partner in 2017.
Laxmi has over 16 years’ experience giving SEND legal advice.
Memberships
Law Society and a committee member & Director and Treasurer of the Education Law Association.
Leisure
Laxmi enjoys travelling, reading, theatre and world cinema.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Public sector > Public sector
(Leading partners)Boyes Turner exclusively advises on SEN and related matters, and specialises in working with Court of Protection deputy clients. The team is led by Laxmi Patel in Reading, who has more than 15 years of experience in this area of work. Rachael Allison’s practice includes clinical negligence cases, while Lydia Dunford has a track record of running appeals, including representation. James Pantling-Skeet, an expert in SEN and community care matters, joined the team from Lester Aldridge LLP in April 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners South East > Public sector > Public sector
- Public sector South East > Public sector
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Employment > Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Public sector
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40