Anne-Marie Irwin
@anne-marieirwin.bsky.social
Public law and human rights partner @ris-law. Judicial review, mental capacity, health and social care, environmental law.
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Today is #HumanRightsDay. Alongside the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and 180+ organisations we’ve signed a letter to the Prime Minister to call for leadership that strengthens rights, not weakens them. Read the letter here: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/human-rights... 1/3
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today is #HumanRightsDay. Alongside the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and 180+ organisations we’ve signed a letter to the Prime Minister to call for leadership that strengthens rights, not weakens them. Read the letter here: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/human-rights... 1/3
Very proud of our team for making it into The Times best 250 law firms again this year 🎉
We are delighted to be named as one of @thetimes.com best 250 law firms in England and Wales for 2026: www.thetimes.com/best-law-fir... #publiclaw #judicialreview #educationlaw #healthandsocialcare
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Very proud of our team for making it into The Times best 250 law firms again this year 🎉
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We are delighted to be recognised in the 2026 edition of Legal 500 once again this year, as ‘true fighters for some of the most vulnerable people in society’ and to have secured a Tier 1 ranking in Education for the second year running.
October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We are delighted to be recognised in the 2026 edition of Legal 500 once again this year, as ‘true fighters for some of the most vulnerable people in society’ and to have secured a Tier 1 ranking in Education for the second year running.
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Our client, supported by #JusticeforME, is crowdfunding for legal advice with the aim of ensuring that specialist health services needed by everyone living with ME/cfs are made available – find out more here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis @swastrosarah.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Our client, supported by #JusticeforME, is crowdfunding for legal advice with the aim of ensuring that specialist health services needed by everyone living with ME/cfs are made available – find out more here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis @swastrosarah.bsky.social
Not one but two of @ris-law.bsky.social’s brilliant solicitors shortlisted in this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the year awards - congratulations @jentwright.bsky.social Katie Sinclair and all the nominees 🎉 #LALY25
Very proud of our lawyers Jennifer Wright @jentwright.bsky.social and Katie Sinclair, finalists in this year's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards - Jennifer for Public Law and Katie for Legal Aid Newcomer. A testament to their fantastic work for our legal aid clients @lalyawards.bsky.social #LALY25
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Not one but two of @ris-law.bsky.social’s brilliant solicitors shortlisted in this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the year awards - congratulations @jentwright.bsky.social Katie Sinclair and all the nominees 🎉 #LALY25
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We were recently instructed in a proposed #JudicialReview to Kent County Council’s “Special Schools Review” (a proposal to redesignate 7 special schools). Following pre-action correspondence sent on behalf of affected families, Kent has agreed not to take any steps to implement the decision. [1/2]
April 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We were recently instructed in a proposed #JudicialReview to Kent County Council’s “Special Schools Review” (a proposal to redesignate 7 special schools). Following pre-action correspondence sent on behalf of affected families, Kent has agreed not to take any steps to implement the decision. [1/2]
We’re recruiting! Details of the roles and how to apply below 👇
Join us! We are recruiting for a Paralegal role *and* a part-time Administrator role. Deadline for applications is 5pm on 7 April 2025 - all details at the link below: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/careers/
Careers | Rook Irwin Sweeney - Public Law. Human Rights.
We are recruiting for two separate roles - a Paralegal and a Part-Time Administrator. Details of each role and how to apply are below. The deadline for appl ...
rookirwinsweeney.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We’re recruiting! Details of the roles and how to apply below 👇
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@ris-law.bsky.social’s Alex Rook and Rosie Campbell delivered a webinar on behalf of @babicmorg.bsky.social on 18 March 2025 discussing the complex issue of mental capacity to make decisions about diet. If you missed it, you can access it here: tinyurl.com/45et2hnv
March 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@ris-law.bsky.social’s Alex Rook and Rosie Campbell delivered a webinar on behalf of @babicmorg.bsky.social on 18 March 2025 discussing the complex issue of mental capacity to make decisions about diet. If you missed it, you can access it here: tinyurl.com/45et2hnv
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Our clients the Continuing Care Parents Group are #crowdfunding to challenge cuts to vital care and support for an “alarming” number of disabled children in their area - find out more and support them here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/disable...
Continuing Care for Disabled Children - Parent & Carers Group
We believe that our local ICB is unlawfully cutting vital care for disabled children, which will harm the most vulnerable and lead to harrowing and costly hospital readmissions.
www.crowdjustice.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Our clients the Continuing Care Parents Group are #crowdfunding to challenge cuts to vital care and support for an “alarming” number of disabled children in their area - find out more and support them here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/disable...
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Today is #HumanRightsDay. We’ve signed a letter to the Prime Minister and other political leaders alongside the British Institute of Human Rights and 70+ organisations calling them to stand up for human rights. You can read the letter on our website here: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/human-rights... 1/3
December 10, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Today is #HumanRightsDay. We’ve signed a letter to the Prime Minister and other political leaders alongside the British Institute of Human Rights and 70+ organisations calling them to stand up for human rights. You can read the letter on our website here: rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/human-rights... 1/3
Great to see our team @ris-law.bsky.social featured in today’s @nytimes.com - on the benefits of working a 9-day fortnight, how we’ve changed the way we work to make this happen (it hasn’t always been easy) and challenging long-hours culture - free access at the link below
"Fresher minds for longer" - our team at
@ris-law.bsky.social featured in today's @nytimes.com article on trialling a 9-day fortnight as part of the current UK @4dayweek.bsky.social pilot, and how we make this work: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/b...
@ris-law.bsky.social featured in today's @nytimes.com article on trialling a 9-day fortnight as part of the current UK @4dayweek.bsky.social pilot, and how we make this work: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/b...
December 9, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Great to see our team @ris-law.bsky.social featured in today’s @nytimes.com - on the benefits of working a 9-day fortnight, how we’ve changed the way we work to make this happen (it hasn’t always been easy) and challenging long-hours culture - free access at the link below