Palestinian student stripped of UK visa after Gaza remarks wins human rights appeal – The Guardian

‘A Palestinian student who was stripped of her student visa after remarks she made about the Israel-Gaza war has won a human rights appeal against the Home Office’s decision.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2024

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Coventry student who hid baby in cereal box convicted of murder – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2024 in birth, children, families, murder, news, pregnancy, universities by sally

‘A Coventry University student who concealed her newborn baby in a cereal box hidden inside a suitcase after giving birth on her bathroom floor has been convicted of murder.’

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The Guardian, 24th October 2024

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UN rapporteur challenges LSE over action against pro-Palestine protesters – The Guardian

‘The London School of Economics has been criticised by a UN rapporteur and accused of Islamophobia after reportedly raising an allegation that students behind a pro-Palestine demonstration in July had prompted fears of a repeat of the 7/7 terrorist attacks.’

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The Guardian, 20th October 2024

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Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: final judgment in Miller v University of Bristol – Law & Religion UK

‘In February, we posted Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: Miller, which commented on the case of Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022. Dr Miller had been appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018, but in 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. The University appointed an independent barrister to investigate this as part of its internal complaints procedure, who concluded on 4 December 2020 that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’

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Law & Religion UK, 16th October 2024

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Lord Leggatt The Free Sea – Supreme Court

Posted October 15th, 2024 in judges, news, speeches, Supreme Court, universities by tracey

‘Address at the Opening Ceremony for the Advanced LLM Programme, University of Leiden, September 2024.’

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Supreme Court, 11th October 2024

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Failings before woman killed in home by student – BBC News

‘A safeguarding review concluded that opportunities had been missed and made a number of recommendations, while Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board apologised and accepted the recommendations.’

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BBC News, 7th October 2024

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Protests, human rights and criminal activity – Law Society’s Gazette

‘When are university and other protests impermissible? When ‘a protest turns into a base camp for criminal activity’, said Ritchie J on 19 June 2024, giving judgment in University of Birmingham v Persons Unknown (1) and Mariyah Ali (2) [2024] EWHC 1529 (KB). And while concerning a university, this is also relevant to local government.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 19th September 2024

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Recent orders for possession in University protest camp claims – implications for academic institutions – Local Government Lawyer

‘Joe Walker and Fred Groves provide an update on unauthorised pro-Palestinian protest encampments on university premises where many have refused to comply with demands to vacate.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2024

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Recent orders for possession in University protest camp claims – implications for academic institutions – Local Government Lawyer

‘Joe Walker and Fred Groves provide an update on unauthorised pro-Palestinian protest encampments on university premises where many have refused to comply with demands to vacate.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2024

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Rats, mould, damp: UK’s biggest student homes provider faces legal action over poor accommodation – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2024 in complaints, health, health & safety, housing, landlord & tenant, news, rent, universities by tracey

‘A tenants’ rights group is fighting for justice for residents of university halls who claim health affected by conditions.’

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The Guardian, 7th September 2024

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‘It was so painful’: Diversity officer on suing University of Arts for discrimination – The Independent

‘An equality and diversity officer who successfully sued her university employer for discrimination has criticised the sector’s failures to tackle racism in an exclusive interview with The Independent.’

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The Independent, 26th August 2024

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End of Term? University Protest Encampments and Possession Proceedings – St Philips Barristers

‘A number of protestors of the actions of the Israeli Defence Force in Palestine have occurred on university campuses both in this jurisdiction, as well as overseas. Such protests give rise to difficult balancing exercises between a university’s right to exercise their private property rights and the rights of others, particularly students to protest about causes that they are passionate about.’

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St Philips Barristers, 17th July 2024

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Bringing decolonisation to law teaching: fulfilling the promise of legal pedagogy – OUP Blog

Posted August 21st, 2024 in colonies, education, equality, legal education, news, universities by sally

‘Decolonisation can be described as a collection of repudiatory and resistant responses to the multifaceted inauguration of colonial ways of thinking, being, and doing in the world—this inauguration is often dated to the fifteenth century.’

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OUP Blog, 16th August 2024

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Law student wins partial victory in court challenge to expulsion – Legal Futures

Posted August 20th, 2024 in bail, disciplinary procedures, judicial review, news, ombudsmen, universities by tracey

‘A law student has won a partial victory in a judicial review challenging the recommendations of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), an independent body which reviews student complaints about universities.’

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Legal Futures, 20th August 2024

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Supreme Court dismisses appeal over transfer of management rights in student accommodation dispute – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 19th, 2024 in appeals, housing, landlord & tenant, news, universities by tracey

‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal finding failure to serve a claim notice on a landlord did not invalidate the transfer of the right to take over management of a block of student flats.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 16th August 2024

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Universities must improve harassment protections ahead of OfS regulation – OUT-LAW.com

‘Higher education institutions across England will face a range of significant sanctions if they fail to comply with new harassment and sexual misconduct protection requirements set by the Office for Students (OfS).’

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2024

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Number of Bar students continues to grow – Legal Futures

Posted July 19th, 2024 in barristers, legal education, news, statistics, universities by michael

‘The number of students on Bar vocational courses has continued to grow since the pandemic, new figures from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) have shown. The figures also highlighted large gaps in achievement between those with first-class university degrees and those with lower seconds, as well as between course providers.’

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Legal Futures, 19th July 2024

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Assisted dying researcher sues police over arrest – BBC News

‘A PhD student researching assisted dying is suing police for damages over her arrest after travelling with a woman from Wales who had doctors in Switzerland help to end her life.’

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BBC News, 12th July 2024

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High court allows two UK universities to remove Gaza protest camps – The Guardian

‘Two universities in the UK have been permitted to clear student encampments from their campuses, after a judge said protesters had “no prospect” of showing that their human rights would be affected.’

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The Guardian, 10th July 2024

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Birmingham University censoring student beliefs over Gaza camp evictions, court hears – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2024 in demonstrations, freedom of expression, human rights, Israel, news, universities by michael

‘Birmingham is one of several universities taking legal action to try to evict student protesters, with a case brought by the University of Nottingham due to be heard before the same judge on Friday.’

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The Guardian, 4th July 2024

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