Limit to school’s special needs duty
“A school was not discriminating against an incontinent paraplegic pupil in the provision of education or associated services when it refused to clean and change him following a bowel accident.”
The Times, 11th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Child’s emotional identity needs supersede grandparents’ wishes
In re E (a Child): Special guardianship order
Court of Appeal
“The power to order a child, subject to a special guardianship order, to be known by a new surname should not be exercised by the court if it would interfere with the child’s emotional identity needs.”
The Times, 11th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Judicial review available as well as statutory review
Regina (AM (Cameroon)) v. Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
Court of Appeal
“In exceptional circumstances, judicial review was available to challenge an immigration judge’s decision even though a final statutory review procedure existed.”
The Times, 11th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“One in three people will resist identity checks according to Government figures. The just-released statistics predict a widespread revolt over identity cards, but the Home Office has dismissed the figures as irrelevant and out of date.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The introduction of a British version of ‘Megan’s Law’, giving communities the automatic right to know about paedophiles living locally, has been ruled out by the Government. Parents will only have the right to information about convicted sex offenders in their neighbourhoods in specific circumstances, such as when a single mother has suspicions about a new partner.”
The Independent, 11th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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