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Education not recognised as a “civil right” under Convention due process rules
R (on the application of LG) (Appellant) v Independent Appeal Panel for Tom Hood School (Respondent) & Secretary of State for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (Interested Party)...
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Polish religious education breached freedom of conscience rights of pupil
Grzelak v. Poland (no. 7710/02) – read judgment The European Court of Human Rights has found that A Polish boy who refused to attend religious instruction classes for reasons of personal conviction had...
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School did not breach suspended pupil’s Convention rights, says Supreme Court
In the matter of an application by ‘JR17′ for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2010] UKSC 27 The Supreme Court found that there was no breach of a pupil’s right to education, where he was unlawfully...
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Human right to education a “weak right”?
A recent Supreme Court decision has reopened a debate on whether it can properly be said that there is a human right to education under the European Convention on Human Rights. We posted last week on...
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Delay in providing for special educational needs does not breach Convention...
A (Appellant) v Essex County Council & National Autistic Society (Intervener) [2010] UKSC 33 Supreme Court (Lord Phillips, Lady Hale, Lord Brown, Lord Kerr, Lord Clarke) July 14 2010 The right to...
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Minimum standards of dignity must be upheld for asylum seekers
R (on the application of ZO (Somalia) and others) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) [2010] UKSC 36 – Read judgment The Supreme Court has ruled that the UK must...
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The right to education, human rights and school exclusions
The European Court of Human Rights has handed down judgment in Ali v United Kingdom (Application no. 40385/06, 11 January 2011). The decision is the final instalment of the litigation which culminated...
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Coalition cancellation of school building program was unlawful
Luton Borough Council & Nottingham City Council & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Education [2011] EWHC 217 (Admin) (11 February 2011) – Read judgment The high court has...
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University funding, Scotland and a question of equality
Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), a solicitors’ firm, is planning to bring judicial review proceedings to challenge the Scottish government’s university funding scheme, which allows Scottish universities...
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More cuts: Library closure challenge fails
Updated | Bailey & Others v London Borough of Brent Council [2011] EWHC 2572 (Admin) – Read judgment Every Wednesday my daughter looks forward to the arrival of the mobile library at her nursery....
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Poor not singled out by rise in university fees, rules court
Hurley and Moore v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2012] EWHC 201- read judgment This judgment, the latest in an expanding list of decisions on challenges to the Coalition...
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Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still...
“Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow…” Thus concludes “Library poem”, penned by Children’s Laureate and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson, the...
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Is the UK listening to the European Court of Human Rights?
The Ministry of Justice has published its annual report to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Government response to human rights judgments 2011–12. By signing up to the European Convention on...
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In the name of God: ultra-orthodox Jewish education not in children’s best...
G (Children), Re [2012] EWCA Civ 1233 – read judgment If you received this article by email, it will have been attributed to Adam Wagner. It is in fact by Karwan Eskerie – apologies What is happiness?...
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Doctor entitled to rely on GMC’s assurance that his Caribbean qualification...
Patel, R(on the application of) v The General Medical Council [2013] EWCA Civ 327 – read judgment Kate Beattie of 1 Crown Office Row was led by Richard Drabble QC for the appellant in this case. She...
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