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The never-ending saga: Durand takes fight to Supreme Court

A charity demanding compensation in exchange for giving up commercial facilities on the site of the former Durand Academy in south London has applied to take the case to the Supreme Court. The court this week confirmed to Schools Week that the Durand Education Trust (DET) lodged an application on January 6 for permission to […]

Court of Appeal throws out Durand’s compensation claim for leisure centre land

A charity ordered to surrender land on the site of a south London primary school has had its legal bid for compensation thrown out by the Court of Appeal. Lords Justice McCombe, Flaux and Newey have dismissed a judicial review from the Durand Education Trust in relation to land occupied by leisure facilities and accommodation […]

Settling Durand dispute could hit ‘services for vulnerable children’

A London council has told of the “keenly felt human cost” of having to meet a seven-figure compensation demand over a school site row, saying services for “vulnerable children and adults” will take the hit. Lambeth could be forced to pay out millions for leisure and accommodation facilities on the site of the former Durand […]