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services for carers

We have a national profile in ground-breaking support for kinship carers. Our education and community care teams have a nationally recognised expertise in supporting individuals and families to challenge authorities. We won the Yorkshire Specialist Firm of the Year Award in 2006 and again in 2008. We were shortlisted for the Law Society Excellence Awards Social Responsibility Pro Bono category and Nigel Priestley won the Law Society Highly Commended Solicitor of the Year 2008.

Testimonials from clients

"I thank you for your excellent service. I was made to feel important and listened to"

"My son's future is now as safe as I can make it with your help his needs can now be met. I am so grateful as I would never have been able to have secured his future on my own. Many many thanks"

"I initially contacted your firm approximately 3 years ago. Since I live near London all business was conducted via the telephone, by email or letter. I would like to say your firm offer a good service and seem to have a social conscience.

"Thank you very much for helping me get my life back. You‘ll never know how grateful I am, God bless you.x."

"Just to highlight I am very pleased with the overall service which I have received"

"You‘re all brilliant."

"My son now receives home tuition as set out in his Statement of SEN, although it required Ridley & Hall, working with me, to challenge the LEA‘s wish to have him placed in the local special school at the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal in order to obtain this"
(Father of West Yorkshire child with severe autism)

"Our son has Asperger‘s syndrome and we needed an extra bedroom. The local authority refused to make a disabled facilities grant to provide for this. Ridley & Hall took the case to the Court of Appeal in order to win this provision for our family."
(Parents of an eight year old living locally).

 "The overall service provided by Philippa Christie and everyone involved in my case has been fantastic and they have all given 110%!. I know if I call I am always given the very best advice."

" We contacted Ridley and Hall after receiving a personal recommendation. We cannot thank  you enough, for your hard work. You  have ensured that the quality of life of our son Matthew is a good one. You fought his battle for a high standard of care, given very reluctantly, by the local authority. Matthew is a very vulnerable young adult with special needs and they have made sure that he receives the care he needs and deserves, for the rest of his life. We are indebted to you."