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Read more“Edward really cares about his clients, always trying to get the best outcome. He is very good at making services accessible to young people and building rapport with them.”
“Edward Taylor is an outstanding solicitor who consistently goes above and beyond for every client. He is careful, diligent and has a keen eye for strategy.”
Edward is an Administrative and Public Law solicitor. He challenges at the High Court, by way of Judicial Review, unlawful, unfair, abusive, and unreasonable acts and omissions of public bodies. He represents clients in cases against central government, in particular confronting decision-making by the Home Office/Secretary of State for the Home Department. He also challenges local authority social services and housing departments in London and across the country, seeking to ensure access to justice for those living in areas without available legal aid representation.
Edwardâs areas of specialism
Edward not only brings cases on behalf of individuals but also pursues challenges to wider issues in society. In 2017, he acted in a case establishing the unreliability of dental age assessments for unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors; in 2019, he acted in a case which determined that local authorities could not rely on medical opinion from their contracted doctors who had not met the homeless individual over medical opinion obtained from doctors who had done so; and in 2021 he acted in a case concerning the elements of lawfulness and fairness when conducting a âshort formâ assessment of age.
Edward is frequently invited to speak at training sessions and conferences. He also assists the careers team at the University of Law, by speaking at panel events.
In his spare time, Edward enjoys camping and being outdoors as much as possible, if he can drag himself away from his cases!
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