The Act obliged a local education authority to provide education for children too ill to attend school. The claimant suffered from ME, and received only five hours support, which the authority proposed to reduce in order to save money. The parents sought judicial review of the authority’s decision, saying they had taken an improper purpose … Continue reading T (a Minor), In Re 1997: HL 20 May 1998
An employee did not return to work after a presentation to him of a good service award, because he had drunk alcohol. A new policy required staff not to return to work after consuming alcohol, but had also said that alcohol would not be provided. Held: The tribunal had failed to look properly at how … Continue reading Haddon v Van Den Bergh Foods Ltd: EAT 10 Nov 1999
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The claimant challenged the scheme set out for procurement when making arrangements with a sponsor for establishing a school as an Academy school. . The main ground of challenge was that the procurement did not comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. Held: Arden LJ dismissed that ground substantively. She went on, however, to consider … Continue reading Chandler, Regina (On the Application of) v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families: CA 9 Oct 2009
The court was asked whether a school was entitled to refuse to allow a Muslim girl to wear the niqab full face veil at school. The reasons were ‘first educational factors resulting from a teacher being unable to see the face of the girl with a niqab; second the importance of a uniform policy as … Continue reading X, Regina (on the Application of) v Y School: Admn 21 Feb 2007
References: (1848) 2 Ph 774, [1848] 1 H & TW 105, [1848] 18 LJ Ch 83, [1848] 13 LTOS 21, [1848] 13 Jur 89, [1848] 41 ER 1143 LC, (1848) 11 Beavan 571, [1848] EWHC Ch J34, [1848] EngR 1005, (1848) 11 Beav 571, (1848) 50 ER 937, [1848] EngR 1059, (1848) 1 H & … Continue reading Tulk v Moxhay; 22 Dec 1848
