Ben Heaviside
To email Ben click here or call on 020 7936 6300
Out of hours 07793 318647
- Call 020 7936 6300 or Email
Barristers at Mountford Chambers represent both individuals, regulators and governing bodies in proceedings arising from the regulation of teachers, students and others working in the education sector.
We appear regularly before the Teaching Regulation Agency, the Education Workforce Council, and internal disciplinary hearings within schools, colleges, and academy trusts.
We represent teachers and education professionals at every stage of the regulatory process. Allegations of misconduct in education often place careers on the line. Our barristers have been instructed in the most serious and complex cases, including those involving safeguarding failures, sexual misconduct, abuses of trust, and inappropriate use of physical restraint.
Our barristers have a strong working knowledge of the disciplinary rules and procedures that govern the teaching and education professions which enables them to deliver the very highest standard of service to our clients. They combine their knowledge and skill as advocates to strike the appropriate balance when it comes to presenting arguments based on the evidence of students who are often children, against that of the regulated professional. All our barristers are specially trained in the handling of vulnerable and child witnesses.
Mountford’s barristers are also experienced in advising and representing students at a university level, accused of academic or other serious misconduct. Our barristers are well-versed in university disciplinary procedures and are able to offer advice and experienced representation to students facing action by their university or regulator.
We have particular expertise in handling disciplinary cases with linked criminal investigations including accusations of:
Our barristers are experienced in advising and representing parents and pupils in exclusion appeals, both at the governing board stage and before IRPs. We can assist and advise in cases involving:
Where appropriate, we also advise on bringing judicial review proceedings against unlawful exclusion decisions or systemic failings by schools and local authorities.
We act in SEND Tribunal appeals on behalf of families in cases including:
Mountford Chambers is home to a team of highly responsive, experienced and knowledgeable clerks.
Ben Heaviside
To email Ben click here or call on 020 7936 6300
Out of hours 07793 318647
James Lloyd acted for Teacher L before the Professional Conduct Panel of the Teaching Regulation Agency. Teacher L was the…