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Peer reviewedWilliams, Peter – Journal of Law and Education, 1996
Discusses, from an Australian perspective, the context of, and the legal framework for, suing in educational negligence. Examines the decision of the English Court of Appeal. Explores some of the issues an Australian court might face when confronted with a claim in educational negligence. (80 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Malpractice, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKhan, Anwar – Journal of Law and Education, 1996
The English Court of Appeal found it difficult to establish standards of teachers' duty of care to establish the new tort of educational malpractice. However, the Court recently decided that claims based in negligence and alleging a failure on the part of teachers to identify and respond to the needs of certain learning-disabled students were not…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
