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KW, R (on the application of) v Special Educational Needs Tribunal & Anor, Court of Appeal - Administrative Court, July 21, 2003, [2003] EWHC 1770 (Admin)


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Case No: CO/1581/2003
Neutral Citation Number: [2003] EWHC1770 (Admin)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEENS BENCH DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Monday 21st July 2003

Before :

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MACKAY
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Mr. D. Wolfe (instructed by ?Levenes solicitors) for the Appellant
Mr. J. Findlay (instructed by Rochdale Borough Council Solicitors) for the 2nd Respondent

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Judgment
Mr Justice Mackay: 1. This is a statutory appeal against a decision of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (the Tribunal) relating to a 12 year old girl whom I will call `I'. She had been born extremely prematurely and as a result suffered grievous problems. She is totally blind due to retinopathy of prematurity and also has severe global developmental delay. Her learning and visual difficulties interact and together impede the development of her skills in all areas of her life. Although now chronologically aged 12 she operates at a pre-school level in most areas of functioning, that is social, sensory-motor...
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