| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 211 (Apr) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Judge Playfoot QC sitting as a High Court judge |
| Representation | David Wolfe (instructed by Levines) for the claimant. |
| Michael Ford (instructed by Browne Jacobson) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 11 April 2003 |
Catchwords
Negligence - Duty of care - Educational psychologist - Duty to child - Child having learning difficulties - Standard of care.
The Case
An action brought against the defendant local authority for the alleged failure of its educational psychologist to act on a report on the claimant and her learning difficulties when she was aged 11 was dismissed on the facts.
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