Osbornes has a particular strength in handling social housing challenges with a focus on homelessness and assisting children with disabilities. In addition to this, the team regularly handles community care judicial reviews. Described as ‘an outstanding public law solicitor’, Edward Taylor has experience acting for asylum-seeking minors in judicial reviews challenging age assessments; Alex McMahon is another recommended lawyer, who also specialises in complex age dispute cases. The practice is headed by William Ford.
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'Osbornes Law are a truly excellent team. They cover a range of immigration, housing, and social care matters with a core commitment to representing vulnerable clients.'
'They are tenacious, approachable, and extremely effective in representing the interests of their clients including in highly complex cases.'
'Edward Taylor is an outstanding public law solicitor. He has particular skills in working with vulnerable clients and in complex and fast-moving cases. He can always be relied upon to produce the highest quality work and to think strategically about how best to achieve a positive result for his clients.'
- 'Alex McMahon is an excellent public law solicitor who works across housing and community care. He is highly effective, efficient, and adept at working with vulnerable clients.'
- 'William Ford leads the team as an excellent example of a highly committed, tenacious, and effective public lawyer.’
‘Osbornes have a strong team with some truly excellent individuals.’
‘William Ford is the best housing and social security lawyer in the sector and has taken some brilliant cases to the highest court. He is diligent, intelligent, and very dedicated to his clients.’
'Edward Taylor is one of the hardest working and most conscientious, dedicated, and painstaking lawyers that I have ever had the good fortune to be instructed by.'
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William Ford