Imogen Jolley

is an expert in public law and has practised in this specialist area for approaching 30 years.

Initially qualifying as a Criminal Duty Solicitor with a local firm in Lancaster she then moved to one of the country’s largest local authorities delivering adult social care and education advice.

Since 2009 Imogen’s specialist practice area has been in Education Law and issues that affect young people and their families in varying educational settings.

Her work includes assisting young people with Special Educational Needs and supporting families through Tribunals. She has dealt with many high value placement cases and successfully secured placements in independent school settings. She has a particular expertise assisting in cases involving children with Type 1 Diabetes in school settings.

Imogen has pioneered support for families who receive negative school admission decisions and authored the first free downloadable support pack to help parents achieve the best possible outcome on appeal.

She supports young people caught in exclusion processes and has secured outstanding results avoiding formal outcomes.

Imogen is ranked in the Legal 500 and in Chambers & Partners, not only as a lawyer in her own right but formerly as the leader of the one of the largest Public Law practice teams in the country.

She is described in Chambers & Partners as “an absolutely fantastic lawyer”.

Imogen regularly advises both the House of Commons and House of Lords Education Select Committees and engages with several charities and parent groups to raise issues of concern arising from Education policy and procedure.

Imogen is the current President of the Lancaster and Morecambe District Law Society.