Aidan O’Brien successfully represented a disabled medical student during a university appeal hearing, following her withdrawal from her programme of study. The student had been removed from her course following her second failed attempt at a practical ‘OSCE’ assessment. Aidan successfully argued that the university had failed to ensure that reasonable adjustments were in place, […]
read moreAidan has recently been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Pro Bono Legal Advice Panel and has been invited to provide athletes with advice and assistance in the following areas: Anti-doping Athlete Selection and Eligibility Athlete and Player Contracts Safeguarding – children, young people and / or adults at risk Discipline Paralympic classification Aidan is […]
read moreAidan O’Brien recently chaired an RFU Competitions Appeal panel, tasked with considering an appeal against the North Divisional Organising Committee’s decision to relegate Blyth RFC, from Durham Northumberland 2 to Durham Northumberland 3, following the conclusion of the 2016-17 season. The full judgment can be found here: http://www.englandrugby.com/mm/Document/Governance/Disclipine/01/32/53/27/BlythAppealJudgmentJul17[1]_English.pdf
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