LIST OF CASES / R (on application of G) v X School and Y City Council HC 2009

High Court on 18th March 2009, reported at [2009] IRLR 434

NOTES

R (on application of "G") v Governors of "X" School and Y City Council [2009] EWHC 504 (Admin) on 18th March 2009, reported at [2009] IRLR 429

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Representation:

Richard Drabble QC and Paul Draycott instructed by Messrs Keith Levin & Co for G, the Claimant

John Bowers QC and Tim Kenward instructed by Acting City Solicitor, Y City Council, for the Governors of "X" School (Defendant) andY City Council (Interested Party).

Authority for the proposition that:-

if the substance of a disciplinary matter could lead to the employee's name being added to the POCA register of those deemed unsuitable to work with children then the right of the employee to a fair trial under the Human Rights Act can give him the right to be represented by a lawyer at a disciplinary hearing

For relevant general notes see Disciplinary procedures/Right to be accompanied and/or Human Rights/fair trial and/or Criminal law aspects/Protection of children

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