Prepare a short casenote, summarising the key facts, issues and the ratio decidendi of the case at both appellate levels, alon
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Prepare a short casenote, summarising the key facts, issues and the ratio decidendi of the case at both appellate levels, along the lines you developed in the first Legal Method tutorial. Mandla v Dowell Lee [1982] 3 WLR 932 - Court of Appeal Facts : - Sikh father applied for his son to apply to attend a multiracial private school - Application refused by headmaster - Reasoning was turban worn by son not part of the school uniform code - Father brought action against the school for racial discrimination under Race Relations Act 1976. Issues : - Whether there was discrimination under section 1(1)(b) of the Race Relations Act 1976 by determination of a "racial group" under section 3(1). Ratio Decidendi : - Sikhs are not considered as a "racial group" under section 3(1) of the Act, as they are only distinguishable by their religion and culture and not by any racial characteristics ("ethnic origins") in order to be...


