Imelda qualified as a Solicitor in November 1990 having undertaken her training contract with a London West End firm. She moved to the Cotswolds in 1991 and has specialised in Education Law ever since.
Imelda has worked on a number of high profile cases including:-
R v Secretary of State for Education and Science, ex p E [1993] 2 FCR 753, CA;
X (minors) v Bedfordshire County Council, M (a minor) v Newham London Borough Council, E (a minor) v Dorset County Council, Christmas v Hampshire County Council, Keating v London Borough of Bromley [1995] 3 All ER 353, HL;
Ross v Stanbridge Earls School [2002] EWHC 2255 (QBD);
School Admission Appeals Panel for the London Borough of Hounslow v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hounslow [2002] EWCA Civ 900;
M v Wiltshire County Council (1) and SENDIST (2) [2006] EWHC 3337 (Admin);
L v Clarke and Somerset County Council [1998] ELR 129
S v The City & County of Swansea and Confrey
R v Dorset County Council and the FEFC Ex Parte Goddard [1995] ELR 109 (QBD)
R (South Gloucestershire LEA) v South Gloucestershire Schools Appeal Panel [2001] EWHC Adm 732, [2002] ELR 309
Imelda joined Langley Wellington in January 2004 and now deals mainly with appeals to the SEND Tribunal, appeals on a point of law, Judicial Review Proceedings against Local Authorities and school admission/exclusion appeals.
