Please answer the question as simple as you can
Using OSCOLA reference system
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please answer the question as simple as you can
QUESTION ( Case problem )
Rhys Evans is a Member of the National Assembly for Wales and a well-known campaigner against the role played by Church schools in the
education system in Wales, arguing in favour of a secular education system. In this context Church schools are state-funded schools that
teach a standard curriculum but which have a particular religious character or formal links with a particular Church. The following
article has recently appeared in the Cowbridge Echo, a local newspaper.
Rhys’s School Scam
Rhys Evans has been a critic of Church schools for many years and has been a vocal proponent of the benefits of non-religious education.
Well, Rhys may
have undergone a conversion! His daughter, aged 7, has recently started attending St David’s Church in Wales Primary School, one of the
most sought after
schools in south Wales – and a Church school. A parent at St David’s Church in Wales Primary School told the Echo that Rhys and his
daughter quietly started
attending St David’s Church a couple of years ago so that the young girl could get a school place. As soon as she got her place, they
never set foot in church again!
It seems that Rhys no longer believes that Church schools are so harmful after all. He should clarify his position.
The article is accompanied by a photograph of Rhys and his daughter arriving at
the school. The face of his daughter has been blurred to protect her identity. Although Rhys accepts that the article and photograph are
factually correct, he has commenced proceedings in the High Court alleging that his right to privacy has been infringed. Asserting its
right to freedom of expression, the Cowbridge Echo intends to defend this claim.
Explain, with reference to relevant case law, the basis on which Rhys will
bring his claim and the basis on which the Cowbridge Echo will defend it.
Outline the approach that the High Court will take when considering the claim.
Guidance on answering problem questions.
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facts are covered by the words of particular statutory provisions.
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