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About
Provided by Joanne Clement KC
Practice Areas
Specialist in all areas of public and human rights law, all aspects of local government law (particularly community care and education); Court of Protection and public procurement. Recent notable cases include R (RF) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2018] PTSR 1147 (disability discrimination for those with mental health difficulties under PIP); Mazhar v Lord Chancellor [2018] 2 WLR 1304 (judicial immunity and declarations under the Human Rights Act); Ocean Outdoor v LB of Hammersmith and Fulham (first case under the Concession Contracts Regulations); R (Ferreira) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner South London [2018] QB 487 (deprivation of liberty in a hospital setting); Briggs v Briggs [2018] 2 WLR 1304 (scope of Court’s powers under section 21A of Mental Capacity Act 2005) and R (Proteus and Samarkand Film Partnership) v HMRC [2017] EWCA Civ 77 (whether legitimate expectation could claim £millions in film tax reliefs).
Career
Called to the Bar 2002; Judicial Assistant to the Law Lords 2003-04; Member of Attorney-General's A Panel; Member of Welsh Government’s A Panel of Junior Counsel.
Professional Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association; Procurement Lawyers’ Association.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Joanne Clement KC is highly regarded for her adroit representation of both claimant and defendant clients, often in landmark human rights cases. Her comprehensive offering covers areas such as privacy rights, religious freedoms and deaths in detention. She is increasingly recognised for her work in deprivation of liberty cases.
Joanne Clement KC stands out for her expertise in the crossover between Court of Protection and community care work. She is adept at handling cases that concern both adults and children and is experienced in challenges to community care assessments and ordinary residence disputes.
Joanne Clement KC often plays a central role in cases concerning mental capacity, welfare and finance, and also excels at local government, community care and housing work. Her areas of particular strength include deprivation of liberty and the application of Article 5 cases.
Joanne Clement KC is a dynamic education silk with particular expertise in cases concerning special educational needs, school reorganisations, and academy conversions. She has a strong track record of advising local authorities, universities and schools. Her specialisms include disability discrimination claims, challenges to exam results and student disciplinary matters.
Joanne Clement KC continues to run a thriving public law, human rights and community care practice. She routinely acts both for and against local authorities in complex, high-profile cases and has broad experience in claims for judicial review. Recent local government work includes cases concerning adult social care, education and local government standards.
Joanne Clement KC handles a broad range of administrative and public law disputes before the Administrative, Appeal and Supreme Courts. Recently she has been active in cases involving healthcare and community care. Other areas of expertise include human rights and the allocation of public funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I always admire her ability to put across and construct an argument."
"Her advice is very clear, lucid and pragmatic."
"Joanne provides excellent, timely and practical advice on complicated issues."
"She deals with complex and novel matters excellently."
"Joanne is personable and provides practical commercial advice."
"Joanne was well-organised, pragmatic and showed an appreciation of the political context in which advice was required."
"Joanne provides exceptional advocacy for her clients. She takes time to understand clients and thinks strategically to advance their objectives and interests."
"Joanne is tenacious on her feet. She is very pragmatic and grounded in the real world."
"Joanne always gives clear and concise advice in a timely manner."
"Joanne is ferociously clever and very pragmatic."
"Joanne is just brilliant. She is clever, gets to the point and has a lovely way with judges."
"I always admire her ability to put across and construct an argument."
"Her advice is very clear, lucid and pragmatic."
"Joanne provides excellent, timely and practical advice on complicated issues."
"She deals with complex and novel matters excellently."
"Joanne is personable and provides practical commercial advice."
"Joanne was well-organised, pragmatic and showed an appreciation of the political context in which advice was required."
"Joanne provides exceptional advocacy for her clients. She takes time to understand clients and thinks strategically to advance their objectives and interests."
"Joanne is tenacious on her feet. She is very pragmatic and grounded in the real world."
"Joanne always gives clear and concise advice in a timely manner."
"Joanne is ferociously clever and very pragmatic."
"Joanne is just brilliant. She is clever, gets to the point and has a lovely way with judges."
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