Eva Akins
Eva is a partner and Head of Education Law at Russell-Cooke. She is an expert in cases involving special educational needs and disability (SEND), Equality Act claims, admissions, exclusions, complaints and school governance in the independent and maintained sector. Identified as a leader in the field, Eva has specialist knowledge in neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, dyslexia and dyspraxia. She has a particular interest in cases involving ‘dual exceptionality’. It is Eva's personal experience of SEND and exclusion that fuels her passion for this area of law and informs her empathetic style of client care. Eva believes that the problem with trying to fit a ‘square peg’ child into the round hole of an education system is not that the hammering is hard work; rather you risk destroying the peg! Eva’s role is focused on squaring the circle and making the education system more fit for purpose. Where school is not appropriate, she secures comprehensive highly individualised education otherwise than at school. · Russell-Cooke LLP
About
Partner and Head of Education Law at Russell-Cooke LLP, advising on SEND, Equality Act claims, admissions, exclusions, complaints and school governance in the independent and maintained sectors. She has specialist knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions (ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, dyslexia, dyspraxia), a focus on dual exceptionality, and uses her personal experience of SEND to secure highly individualised education solutions, including education otherwise than at school.
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Education
- Read Law, University of Westminster — First Class Honours
- Completed legal studies, College of Law London