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Eleanor Wright

Eleanor Wright originally practised in general civil litigation before specialising in professional negligence and mortgage law. She began working in Education Law as a result of a general interest in the subject, and a more particular interest arising because she has a child with dyslexia, and through her position as a school governor - she is now chair of governors at a local primary school. She has increasingly moved to specialising in Education Law and related care issues for 12 years and now works exclusively in that area, and is nationally recognised as a leader in the field.

Eleanor joined Fisher Meredith in 2001 and became a salaried partner in 2006. She joined MG Law on 19 April 2010 as a Partner.

She specialises in all aspects of education law including in particular provision for children with special educational needs, school exclusions and admissions, disability discrimination, cases involving children without school places, and some further and higher education work. She also deals with care issues arising in connection with children’s educational and disability.

Eleanor is regularly invited to speak on education law issues to parents and professionals, and has also had articles published in various legal journals including Education, Public Law and the Individual, the Education Law Monitor, and the Education Law Journal. She and Angela Jackman contribute regular Education Law updates to the Legal Action Gazette.

Eleanor is a peer reviewer in Education Law for the Legal Services Commission. She is a committee member and Befriender for her local branch of the Dyslexia Association, and also sits on and chairs Exclusion and Admission Appeal Panels in her local area.

Quoted in Chambers and Partners 2012:

Education: Individuals, Eleanor Wright is lauded for her tribunal work on behalf of children with special educational needs (SEN).

Quoted in Chambers and Partners 2011:

Education: Individuals, Eleanor Wright has a wealth of experience in all aspects of education law. She is praised by sources for going "out of her way to make herself available at all hours."

Quoted in Chambers and Partners 2010:

Education: Individuals Eleanor Wright has a genuine strength in SEN and has recently been advising on disability discrimination claims.

Contact eleanor.wright@mglaw.co.uk

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