Education

Claim that faith-based admissions criterion was indirectly discriminatory on the grounds of race.  Appeal to the Court of Appeal is due to be heard in October 2026.

Human rights challenge to the imposition of VAT on private school fees.

Challenge to a ban on school prayer, as infringing pupils’ right to freedom of religion and indirectly discriminating against Muslim pupils.

Cases concerning the requirements of procedural fairness in the context of misconduct proceedings brought by universities against students.

Challenge to the introduction of compulsory relationships and sexuality education in schools in Wales.

Important case on the scope of duties owed by universities towards students who are or may be disabled, both at common law and under the Equality Act 2010.

Defining case on the scope of councils’ duties and powers to ensure that children who are electively home educated by their parents are receiving a suitable education.

Whether nurseries who participate in the Government’s scheme to provide 30 hours of free education for pre-school children can impose additional mandatory charges on parents.

A challenge on behalf of children with special educational needs to decisions by their local council to enter “Safety Valve Agreements” with the Department for Education, which required the councils to reduce and eventually eliminate their education deficits.

The first known case to reach a trial concerning the question of whether a student can claim damages for breach of contract where teaching days are affected by strike action by university lecturers.