Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 06/29/2011

Subject: The Court unanimously states that certain guarantees provided by art. 6 of the ECHR (in this specific case, the presence of a lawyer in a disciplinary proceeding within a school for an employee accused of sexual abuse) may not be applied when such proceeding does not have substantial effects on the determination of individual civil rights

Parties: R (on the application of G) (Respondent) v The Governors of X School (Appellant)

Original language: English

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Right to be advised, defended, and represented

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