Eleanor Harris

Eleanor studied Law at the University of Manchester graduating with a First Class Honours LLB in Summer 2023.

In 2022, alongside her studies, she worked at a personal injury law firm. She also volunteered at the Legal Advice Centre at the University of Manchester, providing advice to clients.

Eleanor undertook the internship with Olliers in Summer 2023, and particularly enjoyed attending the Magistrates’ Court. Her blog written about the internship can be found here.

Eleanor joins the specialist Disclosure & Barring Service Team at Olliers who represent clients facing DBS Barring Investigations and assist clients applying to clear their Police National Computer (PNC) record.

Recent cases

• 2024 – DO – successfully avoided inclusion barred list in relation to allegations of falling asleep on shift
• 2024 – SF – successfully avoided inclusion on Children’s barred list for causing emotional distress to foster child
• 2024 – GK – successfully avoided inclusion on both barred lists in relation to allegations of sexual assault whilst in the workplace
• 2024 – GR – successful Paragraph 18A Review in relation to previous barring status as a result of allegations of neglect of service user
• 2024 – MA – Successful PNC application for record removal following allegations of harassment
• 2024 – II and AI – Successfully avoided inclusion on the Barred Lists whereby both clients are accused of locking a service user in their bedroom
• 2024 – GC – Successful PNC application for record removal following the client signing an Adult Restorative Disposal for Assault on a person thereby occasioning them Actual Bodily Harm after allegedly biting a bouncer
• 2023 – CT – Successfully avoided inclusion on the Vulnerable Adults Barred List following accusation of verbally abusing an elderly service user
• 2023 – OO – Successfully avoided inclusion on the Vulnerable Adults’ and Children’s Barred Lists whereby the client has allegedly fallen asleep on shift, not completed nights checks, and falsified signatures
• 2023 – JM – Successfully avoided inclusion on both Barred Lists whereby the client is accused of sending inappropriate messages to a pupil
• 2023 – SH – Successfully avoided inclusion on both Barred Lists whereby the client is accused of creating and sending a racists video whilst employed by the NHS
• 2023 – DO – Successfully avoided inclusion on the Barred Lists whereby the client was accused of falling asleep during a night shift at a care home
• 2023 – SF – Successfully avoided inclusion on both the Barred Lists whereby the client was accused of repeatedly shouting at their adopted children causing them emotional harm and stress
• 2023 – GC – Successful PNC application for record removal following the client signing an Adult Restorative Disposal for Assault on a person thereby occasioning them Actual Bodily Harm after allegedly biting a bouncer
• 2023 – GK – Successfully avoided inclusion on the Barred Lists whereby the client was a healthcare assistant accused of inappropriate behaviour and touching of colleagues whilst on shift
• 2023 – RL – Successfully avoided inclusion on both the Barred Lists whereby the client was accused of lying about their relationship to social services, thus failing to safeguard their children

Testimonials

“Thank you so much Olliers for considering my case representation and your passionate team especially (Eleanor Harris) help me to overcome my stressful days give me hopes and assurance to succeed in this allegations against me . Once again thank you so much”

“A huge thanks to Eleanor for her hard work, during a very difficult time for myself and my family. Her professionalism and understanding was fantastic. She responded promptly to any questions or concerns I had. Again, thank you for your hard work and support.”

“The team handled the matter warmly, professionally and knew what to do to win. Eleanor listened to us, responded to all our questions and elicited quality insights from the matter. We believe God used you to conclude the matter in our favour. Thank you.”

“Olliers was very easy to work with. From the start I had a good feeling about working with them and trusted their expertise will help with the intended outcome and it absolutely did. I worked with Eleanor from Olliers and my communication with her was friendly, smooth and easy. Thank you for all your help. Highly recommend!”

“Lovely experience. I want to specially thank Eleanor Harris for the wonderful service. She was always there when I needed her and was so encouraging. I will recommend Olliers solicitors any time any day.”