King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court
QB-2022-002971 - [2025] EWHC 2445 (KB)
Fecha: 26-Sep-2025
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GERAINT WEBB KC Approved Judgment | PEDRAYES V BUCKSWOOD |
Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2445 (KB)
Case No: QB-2022-002971
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING'S BENCH DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 26 September 2025
Before:
GERAINT WEBB KC
Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge
Between :
Ms IRUNE PEDRAYES VARELA
Claimant | |
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BUCKSWOOD SCHOOL LIMITED | |
Defendant |
Meghann McTague (instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP) for the Claimant
Nigel Edwards (instructed by DWF Law LLP) for the Defendant
Hearing dates: 2nd and 3rd July 2025
Approved Judgment
Thisjudgment was handed down remotely at 2pm on 26th September 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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GERAINT WEBB KC
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- Introduction
- Issues for determination
- The factual evidence relating to the Claimant’s time at Buckswood School
- Evidence as to Buckswood School’s relevant policies and procedures
- Relevant law
- Issue 1: Failure to provide accurate information to the Claimant’s parents
- Issue 2: The alleged failure to manage the Claimant’s additional needs appropriately
- Issue 3: The alleged failure of the school to protect the Claimant
- Conclusions