Alex Line and Charlotte Hadfield education law barristers provide in house training
15th April 2016
On 14th April Alex Line and Charlotte Hadfield of the 海角破解版's education law team provided training to Somerset County Council on school admissions law. The talk included a consideration of fairness and natural justice in admissions appeal hearings; the impact of legislation such as the Equality Act 2010 to school admissions; and a focus on Infant Class Size appeals in particular relating to children with parents in the armed forces.
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