State Examinations Commission and Minister win limited appeal against Rebecca Carter judgement

The State Examinations Commission and the Minister for Education and Skills have succeeded in their limited appeals against parts of a High Court decision allowing student Rebecca Carter to take up a place at veterinary medicine at UCD.

The State Examinations Commission (SEC) and the Minister for Education and Skills have succeeded in their limited appeals against parts of a High Court decision allowing student Rebecca Carter to take up a place at veterinary medicine at UCD.

Today, the three-judge Court of Appeal, comprised of Mr Justice Michael Peart, Ms Justice Marie Baker, and Mr Justice Brian McGovern, allowed the SEC and the Minister's appeal against the High Court's finding of the existence an unenumerated constitutional right to higher education.