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University of Leeds School of Law

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Putting the Record Straight

A response to the lecture delivered by Baroness Hale of Richmond at The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn on Thursday ...
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Building practical solutions for traumatised families

On 9th July 2024 we jointly held a conference at the University of Leeds, School of Law to explore practical ...
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Family Trauma: A Broken Care System

The University of Kent's Tizard Centre has been collaborating with the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, which provides support to families who ...
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Fabricated or Induced Illness Research Report

The findings of a major research project concerning FII have been published today. This research report considers the prevalence and ...
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Have your say: Reforms to Assessment and Safeguarding procedures

A strong sense of despair and hopelessness comes over me whenever I am asked to respond to (yet another) Government ...
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Cerebra Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving Project Conference

On 18 October 2022, the University of Leeds School of Law hosted the Cerebra Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving Project Conference: ...
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Accessing School Transport for Disabled Children – Progress

Local authorities have a duty to make travel arrangements for all eligible children. Cases referred to our Legal Entitlements and ...
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Practical approaches to resolving commonly occurring health and social care difficulties

John Furlong and Derek Tilley work within our Legal Entitlements and Problem-solving Project. They help families to understand what their ...
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Challenging Parent Carer Blame

Disabled children and their families are one of the most severely disadvantaged groups in the UK. A major research report ...
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Advocating For Disability Rights

Ketevan Khomeriki gives a fascinating insight into her work as a disability rights advocate in Georgia. She explains how being ...
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