About Education Law Association
The Education Law Association, ELAS, is the premier association for educationalists, lawyers and advice workers concerned with the law of education.
Our website, mostly, contains details of the services we offer our members.
I f you are interested in joining the association either contact the office, details of our numbers and email address are given below, or go directly to the membership applications page.
ELAS is not able to give specific or individual advice on matters of Education Law to members of the public.
However, ELAS does offer a referral service which can help direct possible clients to a legal educational professional who may be able to help them.
More About Us
Resources and Advice
Other sources of Education Advice
Schools and Children
Firms offering specialist education advice to individuals with or without legal aid:
Coram Children’s Legal Centre
- Website: www.childrenslegalcentre.com
- Telephone: 02075200300
Maxwell Gillott (Solicitors):
- Website: www.maxwellgillott.com
- Telephone: 01524 596 080
Firms offering specialist education advice to individuals without legal aid:
Douglas Silas (Solicitors)
- Website: www.specialeducationalneeds.co.uk
- Telephone: 08707 433 388
- Description: Douglas particularly specialises in tribunal appeals
John Ford (Solicitors)
- Website: www.educationlaw.co.uk
- Telephone: 020 8800 6464
Nicholas Hancox (Solicitors)
- Website: www.nicholashancox.co.uk
- Telephone: 01493 754 004
- Location: Norfolk
Sinclairs Solicitors
- Website: www.sinclairslaw.co.uk
- Telephone: 0121 708 2144
- Location: Birmingham
Other Contacts
Additional information can be found at the following:
Ipsea
- Website: www.ipsea.org.uk
- Telephone: 0800 018 4016
SOS-SEN
- Website: www.sossen.org.uk
- Telephone: 020 8538 3731
Law Society
- Website: www.lawsociety.org.uk
- Telephone: 020 7242 1222
Legal Aid Agency
- Website: www.gov.uk/legal-aid