Rook Irwin Sweeney

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The Covid-19 pandemic was sweeping the world when the human rights firm Rook Irwin Sweeney opened for business on Fleet Street in April 2020.

In its first few months the firm acted in several cases to protect the rights of disabled people during the pandemic, including a judicial review against the education secretary that challenged the “downgrading” of the governments duties towards disabled children. It continues to work extensively in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.

RIS is acting for the Good Law Project, a campaigning organisation, in six landmark judicial reviews against the government. They relate to transparency in decision-making during the pandemic and will set precedents for future government actions. The firm is also involved in an appeal linked to the most significant transgender rights case of recent years.