by admin6989 | 15 Aug, 2018 | Disability, Employment Law
We are often asked by employers whether they need to make reasonable adjustments for disabled job applicants. The answer is, of course, yes. We welcome the opportunity to assist in such cases as it means we can help a disabled candidate get the support they need and...
by admin6989 | 15 Aug, 2018 | Disability, SEN
The Bristol parents who recently crowd funded to challenge their Local Authority’s (LA) decision to reduce services available to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) were rewarded with a decision in their favour. The parents...
by admin6989 | 15 Aug, 2018 | Disability, SEN
On the 8th August 2018 the Upper Tribunal handed down its decision in C&C v The Governing Body of a School (HERE) which is likely to be of assistance to many disabled children facing exclusion. The decision is somewhat dense but our summary will focus on what it...
by admin6989 | 10 Aug, 2018 | SEN
The case of East Sussex County Council v JC (SEN): [2018] UKUT 81 (AAC) heard earlier in the year looked at the distinction between health care provision and special educational provision and raised the possibility that some seemingly settled assumptions are open to...
by admin6989 | 7 Aug, 2018 | Employment Law
The recent case of solicitor Ms Deborah Elizabeth Daniels illustrates how dangerous it is to use social media to be abusive. Ms Daniels was suspended and fined as the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal who found that she had used Twitter to be abusive towards...
