Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 336 (Apr)
Court: Administrative Court
Judge:

Elias J

Representation Oliver Hyams (instructed by Ashok Patel & Co) for the claimant.
  Fiona Scolding (instructed by Sally Lister) for the local education authority.
Judgment Dates: 30 April 2004

Catchwords

Education - Special educational needs - Tribunal - Appeal against tribunal's decision - Issue not raised before tribunal.

The Case

In all the circumstances, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal had properly considered all relevant matters and had not considered irrelevant matters when deciding to specify a particular school in the claimant's son's statement of special educational needs. The claimant would not be permitted to take an argument not raised before the tribunal.

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