Teach children about risks of Twitter at school, Attorney General says – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 9th, 2013 in attorney general, education, internet, legal education, news, publishing by sally

“Pupils should be taught about the risks of using Twitter in lessons at school, Dominic Grieve the Attorney General has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The duty to give former looked after children assistance with education – Education Law Blog

Posted August 5th, 2013 in appeals, children, education, local government, news, statutory duty, universities by sally

“I posted back in February about the High Court’s decision in R (Kebede) v Newcastle City Council [2013] EWHC 355 (Admin) that local authorities have a duty (and not a discretion) to make a grant in relation to educational expenses and that this could include a grant for tuition fees.”

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Education Law Blog, 4th August 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

Regina (Kebede and another) v Newcastle City Council – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2013 in appeals, children, education, law reports, local government, universities by sally

Regina (Kebede and another) v Newcastle City Council [2013] EWCA Civ 960; [2013] WLR (D) 322

“A local authority had a duty to a former relevant child going on to higher education to make a grant to meet expenses connected with his education, including the major expense of tuition fees.”

WLR Daily, 31st July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (New London College Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Migrants’ Rights Network and another intervening); Regina (West London Vocational Training College) v Same – WLR Daily

Regina (New London College Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Migrants’ Rights Network and another intervening): Regina (West London Vocational Training College) v Same: [2013] UKSC 51;   [2013] WLR (D)  294

“The requirement, laid down under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, that rules affecting immigrants be laid before Parliament before they became lawful applied to rules which a migrant had to fulfil as a condition of his obtaining leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and did not apply to rules which an educational establishment had to fulfil before it was entitled to sponsor students from outside the European Economic Area.”

WLR Daily, 17th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

School Governance – Education Law Blog

Posted July 18th, 2013 in education, news, regulations, reports by tracey

“There are two recent developments on this front.”

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Education Law Blog, 17th July 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

R (on the application of New London College Limited) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); R (on the application of West London Vocational Training College) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) – Supreme Court

R (on the application of New London College Limited) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); R (on the application of West London Vocational Training College) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 51 UKSC 2012/0060 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 17th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Tia Sharp murder: Agencies cleared of any blame – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2013 in drug abuse, education, families, inquiries, murder, news, police, reports, social services by sally

“An inquiry into the welfare of murdered London schoolgirl Tia Sharp, who was killed by her grandmother’s partner, Stuart Hazell, has cleared the agencies involved of any blame.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judicial review of FTT in UT: what costs rule applies? – Education Law Blog

“In R (LR) v FTT [2013] UKUT 0294 (AAC) the parents and local authority had settled an appeal against a statement of special educational needs and entered into a consent order. The local authority subsequently sought to re-open the tribunal’s approval of that order and, following a review, the FTT set it aside.”

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Education Law Blog, 9th July 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

Raju and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted June 28th, 2013 in appeals, education, immigration, law reports, notification by tracey

Raju and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2013] EWCA Civ 754;   [2013] WLR (D)  253

“Table 10 of Appendix A of paragraph 245FD of the Immigration Rules required that an applicant for leave to remain under the Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) provisions of the points-based system therein should have obtained the appropriate qualification before making the application in order to obtain the necessary points.”

WLR Daily, 25th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

The Supreme Court widens scope for equal pay comparisons – Employment Law Blog

Posted June 28th, 2013 in education, employment, equal pay, news, Supreme Court by tracey

“The question of when equal pay claimants can rely upon comparators employed at different establishments on common terms and conditions under s.1(6) Equal Pay Act 1970 (and now, s.79(4) Equality Act 2010) has long generated an inordinate amount of heat, not light. A unanimous Supreme Court (Lady Hale giving the single judgment) has now cleared away some of the fog of confusion in North v Dumfries and Galloway Council [2013] IKSC 45. In the process, it has overturned both the EAT and the Court of Session Inner House.”

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Employment Law Blog, 27th June 2013

Source: www.employment11kbw.com

Supreme Court gives green light to school staff to bring equal pay claims – Local Government Lawyer

“The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by a 251-strong group of female council employees and restored an Employment Tribunal decision that they could bring equal pay claims.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

North and others (Appellants) v Dumfries and Galloway Council (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

North and others (Appellants) v Dumfries and Galloway Council (Respondent) (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 45 | UKSC 2011/0046 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 26th June 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Manningtree High School fined over climbing wall fall – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2013 in costs, education, fines, health & safety, news, personal injuries, school children by tracey

“A school where a pupil fell from a climbing wall and broke his heel during a PE lesson has been fined.”

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BBC News, 10th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Case for legal clampdown on ‘chuggers’ compelling, say MPs – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 6th, 2013 in charities, education, news, public interest, reports, select committees by sally

“Charities should be forced to rein in the use of High Street fund-raisers known as ‘chuggers’ or face state regulation, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Top private school summoned by BSB over pupillage auction – The Lawyer

Posted May 15th, 2013 in education, news, pupillage by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has approached the head of Westminster School after it auctioned off a mini-pupillage in a bid to raise money for a new building.”

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The Lawyer, 15th May 2013

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Alarape and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted May 10th, 2013 in EC law, education, families, immigration, law reports by sally

Alarape and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case C-529/11); [2013] WLR (D) 168

“The parent of a child who had attained the age of majority and who had obtained access to education on the basis of article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 (as amended by Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC) could continue to have a derived right of residence under that article if the child remained in need of the presence and care of that parent in order to be able to continue and to complete his or her education, which was for the referring court to assess, taking into account all the circumstances of the case before it. Periods of residence in a host member state which were completed by family members of a Union citizen who were not nationals of a member state solely on the basis of article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 could not be taken into consideration for the purposes of acquisition by those family members of a right of permanent residence.”

WLR Daily, 8th May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Headteacher under investigation by DfE over cronyism claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 9th, 2013 in education, employment, examinations, inquiries, news, teachers by tracey

“A headteacher is under investigation following allegations of cheating at exams,
nepotism and cronyism at the primary school she runs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Parental choice of mainstream education – Education Law Blog

“In Harrow Council v AM [2013] UKUT 0157 (AAC), the Upper Tribunal considered a local authority’s obligations where a parent chose mainstream education for a child with complex special educational needs. The decision also discusses two important procedural issues, namely when a First-tier Tribunal can rely on its own knowledge without seeking views from the parties and its powers on review.”

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Education Law Blog, 6th May 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

Tailoring the law on vicarious liability – Lord Hope of Craighead

Posted April 25th, 2013 in child abuse, education, employment, news, speeches, vicarious liability by sally

Tailoring the law on vicarious liability (PDF)

Lecture by Lord Hope of Craighead

Lord Taylor Memorial Lecture, Inner Temple, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk

Doctor entitled to rely on GMC’s assurance that his Caribbean qualification would be acceptable in UK – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, doctors, education, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“The registration criteria for doctors trained abroad have been changed to respond to abuse by medical schools claiming false affiliations with the institutions listed in the WHO Directory. Although the 2006 rules effecting this change were lawful, the appellant had a legitimate expectation that he could rely on individual and specific assurances that he would be allowed to register on completion of his training.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com