Recent years have witnessed several tragedies during school and youth expeditions. This in turn has led to legislation and the tight regulation of Outdoor Activity Centres, with successive governments issuing guidelines for teachers and others supervising such activities. Inevitably there will always be risk in relation to adventurous pursuits in the outdoors, but the law in this area seeks a balance between the educational benefits gained and the need to safeguard against potential hazards. Mythologies have arisen, including the suggestion that a 'blame culture' is so overwhelming that no youth worker or teacher can sensibly engage anymore in such activities.

This succinct guide to the legal position refers to a wide range of outdoor activities and recent legal cases. It demolishes some of the myths, pointing out common pitfalls noted in the research and in the litigation, together with an outline of robust safety features to combat potential hazards.

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Considers the Court of Appeal judgment in Shah v Ul-Haq on whether it was open to the courts to strike out as an abuse of process the personal injury claims of two claimants following a trial at which it was found that the two claimants had suffered injuries in an accident for which the defendant was liable but also that they had fraudulently supported the claim of a third claimant who was not involved in the accident.

Comments on the Court of Appeal decision in Peters v East Midlands SHA on whether a personal injury claimant was entitled to claim the cost of future care from the tortfeasor and to opt for self-funding and damages in preference to reliance on statutory obligations of public authorities to provide care and accommodation.

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Designed to ensure you are kept up-to-date with the very latest issues and developments, Education Law Manual looks at the law as it affects further education. It provides clear and practical guidance on the latest legislation, circulars and cases that affect schools, as well as further educational organisations and institutions. The coverage takes in a wide range of legal issues including school admissions and exclusions, special education and child protection, finance and taxation PFI funding, governance and the special provisions in employment law peculiar to the education sector. Tottel's Education Law Manual is an essential service for all solicitors and barristers specialising in education law, as well as local authority legal and educational departments, unions, higher and further educational organisations. Subscribers receive their first year’s updating issues as part of the purchase price (two service issues approx per year), and are then charged annually for subsequent updating.

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