Regina v Dorset County Council; Christmas v Hampshire County Council; Keating v Bromley London Borough Council: CA 4 May 1994

An Education Authority may be sued for a negligent failure to assess and provide for a child’s special educational needs.

Citations:

Independent 04-May-1994, [1998] ELR 1

Statutes:

Education Act 1981

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedDavid Lannigan v Glasgow City Council OHCS 12-Aug-2004
The pursuer said the teachers employed by the defendant had failed to identify that was dyslexic, leading him to suffer damage. The defenders said the claim was time barred, which the pursuer admitted, but then said that the claim ought to go ahead . .
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Education

Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.86563