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Lead challenge to standardised Leaving Cert grades adjourned
Summary
The High Court has adjourned the lead challenge to the standardisation of 2020 Leaving Cert grades, a case brought by Freddy Sherry of Belvedere College, Dublin. The case was set to start on Wednesday morning but was postponed because the court was told that the matter was not ready to proceed due to an issue concerning the discovery of documents by the State. Mr Sherry's case will be heard early next week, and all other challenges to the standardisation process have been adjourned to a date next month pending the outcome of his action. In his application, Mr Sherry, represented by Micheál P O'Higgins SC, Feichin McDonagh SC and Brendan Hennessy BL of Ferry Solicitors, alleges that a decision by the Minister for Education in August "interfered" with the work of the Independent Steering Committee on Calculated Grades.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Lead challenge to standardised Leaving Cert grades adjourned. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2020-10-21 Publication
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