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- Title
How a Supreme Court decision makes local education authorities responsible for independent contractors.
- Authors
Johnson, Malcolm
- Abstract
The author offers his opinion regarding Great Britain's Supreme Court's decision to hold education authorities and schools accountable for student injuries. He discusses the injuries sustained by Annie Woodland, a student at Whitmore Junior School in Essex, London, during a swimming lesson, details related to the court case against Essex that followed, and judge Lord Sumption's six key points concerning school liability.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; LIABILITY for school accidents; LEGAL liability; STUDENTS; WOODLAND, Annie; GREAT Britain. Supreme Court; HEALTH; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
Education Journal, 2014, Issue 187, p15
- ISSN
1364-4505
- Publication type
Article