The appellant said that his human rights were infringed when, as a moslem, he was refsued time off from his work as a primary school teacher to attend prayers at the mosque on Fridays. He had subsequentlly been re-instated part-time, but complained that this affected his pension rights. Held: Lord Denning MR said that whilst … Continue reading Ahmad v Inner London Education Authority: CA 1977
Free transport to a school of the parents’ choice is not a Local Authority obligation. Citations: Ind Summary 20-Dec-1993, Times 09-Dec-1993 Statutes: Education Act 1944 76 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Education Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.86642
A person acting in loco parentis is ‘in the situation of the person described as the lawful father of the child’ Judges: Lord Eldon Citations: (1811) 18 Ves p 154 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – In Re the Estate of Marjorie Langdon Cameron (Deceased); Peter David Phillips v Donald Cameron and Others … Continue reading Ex Parte Pye: 1811
Application made by the defendant Secretary of State to strike out the Particulars of Claim (POC) and enter judgment for the Defendant pursuant to CPR 3(4) because they disclose no reasonable grounds for bringing the claim. The claim was that: ‘ that the interests of the Indian (mainly Tamil speaking) population of Malaysia were ignored … Continue reading Ponnusamy and Others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: QBD 30 Mar 2015
DONALDSON LJ: Mr. Phillips appeals by case stated against his conviction and a fine of andpound;5 imposed by Mr Loy, the Leeds Stipendiary Magistrates, in September 1978 for failure to comply with a School Attendance Order. It is not the conviction or the fine which irks Mr. Phillips. His irritation, and perhaps even anger, is … Continue reading Phillips v Brown: QBD 20 Jun 1980
The 1987 Regulations provided additional benefits for disabled persons, but excluded from benefit those who had nowhere to sleep. The claimant said this was irrational. He had been receiving the disability premium to his benefits, but this was cancelled when he lost his home. Held: The appeal was dismissed. The disabilty premium, as part of … Continue reading RJM, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: HL 22 Oct 2008
