Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to a High Court decision refusing leave to judicially review a School Expulsion Appeal Tribunal. The court rejected the student’s claim that alternative options to expulsion had not been considered. The appellant, now aged 18,
Education
Legal actions taken against the Department of Education more than doubled in 2020, as the Leaving Cert was cancelled and replaced with calculated grades. Almost 310 legal cases have been filed in the courts against the Department of Education since 2016 – an average of almost five per month.
A commencement order has been signed to bring legislation providing a legal definition of bullying and requiring schools to record incidents of bullying into effect in September. The Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (NI) 2016, which was passed with the support of all political parties, will commen
Legislation providing a legal definition of bullying and requiring schools to record incidents of bullying will finally be brought into effect in September. The Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (NI) 2016, which was passed with the support of all political parties, will commence from 1 September 20
The Law Society of Ireland and the King's Inns should not have a monopoly on training solicitors and barristers, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has suggested in a new report. In its 105-page report, the legal regulator called for the development of a clear definition of the competenc
A home-schooled Leaving Cert student has launched judicial review proceedings against the Department of Education after it refused to give him a calculated grade based on estimates from his tutor, his mother. The case brought by Elijah Burke opened before Mr Justice Charles Meenan in the High Court