R (on the application of E) (Respondent) v Governing Body of JFS and the Admissions Appeal Panel of JFS (Appellants) and others

Case summary

Case ID

UKSC/2009/0105

Parties

Appellant(s)

Governing Body of JFS and the Admissions Appeal Panel of JFS

United Synagogue

Legal Services Commission

Respondent(s)

E

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator

Intervener(s)

The Board of Deputies of British Jews

Equality and Human Rights Commission

United Synagogue

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

British Humanist Association

Issue

Whether a Jewish faith school unlawfully discriminates directly or indirectly under the Race Relations Act 1976 in giving priority in admission to the school to those children who are recognised as Jewish under Orthodox Jewish religious law by the Office of the Chief Rabbi.

Facts

The Respondent (E) is Jewish by birth and his wife (W) is Jewish by conversion. They wanted their child (M) to be admitted as a pupil to JFS (formerly the Jews’ Free School) in the London Borough of Brent. The admissions policy of JFS gives priority to children who are recognised as Jewish by the Office of the Chief Rabbi or are recognised following a course of conversion approved by the OCR. The Respondent’s child was refused admission to the school and the Respondent sought to judicially review the decision.

Date of issue

14 September 2009

Judgment appealed

Linked cases

Procedural Judgment details

Judgment date

14 October 2009

Neutral citation

[2009] UKSC 1

Judgment links

Full Judgment details

Judgment date

16 December 2009

Neutral citation

[2009] UKSC 15

Judgment links

Judgment summary

16 December 2009

Case management hearing panel

Justices

Lord Hope

Lady Hale

Lord Brown

Appeal

Justices

Lord Phillips

Lord Hope

Lord Rodger

Lord Walker

Lady Hale

Lord Brown

Lord Mance

Lord Kerr

Lord Clarke

Hearing dates

Procedural hearing

Start date

1 October 2009

End date

1 October 2009

Full hearing

Start date

27 October 2009

End date

29 October 2009

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