universities – Page 17 – Current Awareness

Doctoral students: when does supervision become harassment? – Education Law Blog

Posted September 18th, 2013 in complaints, electronic mail, harassment, news, universities by sally

“The case of Saha v Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine [2013] EWHC 2438 (QB) concerned a £1.5m claim for harassment by a doctoral student against her supervisor Following a hearing that lasted 7 days, with the claimant acting in person, Hamblen J dismissed the claim in its entirety, summarising his conclusions at [160] as follows:

‘I find that a number of the alleged incidents are not proven, and those that are proved do not involve harassment. At most they involve treating Miss Saha in an abrupt, peremptory and at times vexed manner. They do not involve aggressive, bullying or threatening behaviour.'”

Education Law Blog, 18th September 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

BPP awarded university status – The Lawyer

Posted August 8th, 2013 in legal education, news, universities by sally

“BPP has been awarded university status, following confirmation by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) that the private provider meets the criteria for the title.”

The Lawyer, 8th August 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

The duty to give former looked after children assistance with education – Education Law Blog

Posted August 5th, 2013 in appeals, children, education, local government, news, statutory duty, universities by sally

“I posted back in February about the High Court’s decision in R (Kebede) v Newcastle City Council [2013] EWHC 355 (Admin) that local authorities have a duty (and not a discretion) to make a grant in relation to educational expenses and that this could include a grant for tuition fees.”

Education Law Blog, 4th August 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

Regina (Kebede and another) v Newcastle City Council – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2013 in appeals, children, education, law reports, local government, universities by sally

Regina (Kebede and another) v Newcastle City Council [2013] EWCA Civ 960; [2013] WLR (D) 322

“A local authority had a duty to a former relevant child going on to higher education to make a grant to meet expenses connected with his education, including the major expense of tuition fees.”

WLR Daily, 31st July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Ten things I wish I’d known before becoming a law student – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2013 in legal education, legal profession, news, universities by sally

“When choosing my degree, I was young, naive and full of false expectations. Here’s what I’ve learnt.”

The Guardian, 25th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Theresa May considers ‘second-tier’ banning orders – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2013 in freedom of expression, incitement, Islam, news, proscribed organisations, select committees, terrorism, universities by sally

“Ministers are ‘actively considering’ a second-tier banning order that would outlaw groups that are not outright terrorist organisations but promote extremism and hatred on the streets, the home secretary, Theresa May, has confirmed.”

The Guardian, 16th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Why UK legal education is falling short in a globalised world – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2013 in human rights, legal education, news, universities by sally

“Students need to learn both the positive and negative impacts of law on human rights and global development, says Robert Tam.”

The Guardian, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Freedom of information and unpublished data from a randomised controlled trial on ME/CFS – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 14th, 2013 in freedom of information, news, tribunals, universities by sally

“Rosalind English has recently posted on incomplete academic work in the climate change field. This appeal is closely related, in that it concerns a university’s claim to hold on to data from a publicly-funded randomised controlled trial pending peer-reviewed publication.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 12th June 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Changes to the Immigration Rules – July 2013 – UK Border Agency

Posted June 12th, 2013 in families, identification, immigration, news, time limits, universities, visas by sally

“Today, Monday 10 June 2013, a number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013.”

UK Border Agency, 10th June 2013

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Incomplete information and the right to know: Climategate’s long tail – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 10th, 2013 in disclosure, freedom of information, news, public interest, tribunals, universities by sally

“These are the latest in a series of freedom of information requests for disclosure of material from the UEA’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU). These requests arose following the ‘climategate’ affair where hacked university emails suggested that individuals within CRU might have attempted to abuse the process of peer review to prevent publication of opposing research papers and evidence. Hence the sensitivity of the data to both requester and CRU, and the passions engendered on these appeals.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 10th June 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

National College of Legal Training terminates LPC and GDL – The Lawyer

Posted May 28th, 2013 in legal education, news, universities by sally

“National College of Legal Training (NCLT) is to stop teaching the legal practice course (LPC) and graduate diploma in law (GDL), blaming market conditions and a drop in the number of students for its decision.”

The Lawyer, 24th May 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

EIR: when is information ‘held’? – Panopticon

Posted May 8th, 2013 in climate change, disclosure, electronic mail, freedom of information, news, tribunals, universities by sally

“One of the issues which commonly arises for information law practitioners is the question, which arises under both FOIA and the EIR, of whether a public authority actually holds the information which has been requested. The leading case on section 1(1) FOIA is University of Newcastle v IC & British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection [2011] UKUT 185 (AAC), [2011] 2 Info LR 54 and substantially the same approach has been adopted in, for example, Keiller v IC and University of East Anglia [2012] 1 Info LR 128 and Clyne v IC & London Borough of Lambeth [2012] 2 Info LR 24 in relation to regulation 3(2) EIR. What is required is a common-sense and non-technical approach. That, of course, is easier stated than applied.”

Panopticon, 7th May 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Essay writing service’s ad banned for implying ‘guaranteed’ grade – The Guardian

Posted May 8th, 2013 in advertising, complaints, examinations, guarantees, news, universities by sally

“An advert for an essay writing service has been banned for implying that students had a moneyback guarantee that they would get the grade they wanted.”

The Guardian, 8th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Who “holds” the working papers of the Climategate inquiry? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 7th, 2013 in environmental health, freedom of information, news, tribunals, universities by sally

“In 2009 someone hacked into e-mails belonging to the Climate Research Unit at UEA and leaked them widely. Climate change sceptics whooped with delight because they thought that the e-mails showed attempts to suppress or gerrymander climate data (see e.g. this example from James Delingpole with some of the ticklish e-mails, and for more background, less tendentiously put, my post on an earlier UEA case). And the CRU data was important; it had made its way into the highly influential IPCC reports.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 7th May 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Student jailed for £5,000 attempt to bribe professor over failed dissertation – The Independent

Posted April 23rd, 2013 in bribery, firearms, news, sentencing, universities by sally

“A failing student who offered his professor £5,000 in cash in a bid to pass his degree was jailed for 12 months today.”

The Independent, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Doctor entitled to rely on GMC’s assurance that his Caribbean qualification would be acceptable in UK – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, doctors, education, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“The registration criteria for doctors trained abroad have been changed to respond to abuse by medical schools claiming false affiliations with the institutions listed in the WHO Directory. Although the 2006 rules effecting this change were lawful, the appellant had a legitimate expectation that he could rely on individual and specific assurances that he would be allowed to register on completion of his training.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 18th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Racial harassment claim by Jewish teacher over union’s Israel-Palestine policies fails – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 16th, 2013 in employment tribunals, harassment, news, racism, religious discrimination, trade unions, universities by sally

“In this case, a member of the Union brought various claims of harassment related to his ‘race, religion or belief’ under section 57 of the Equality Act 2010. The wide ranging allegations made by the Claimant arose, in essence, from the way in which Union had handled the Israel/Palestine debate. For example, claims arose from motions debated at the Union’s congress on proposals for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and related questions. The Claimant alleged that the Union was guilty of ‘institutional anti-Semitism’ which he alleged constituted harassment of him as a Jewish member of the Union.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 16th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Restrictions on terror suspect student relaxed by court – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2013 in appeals, news, terrorism, terrorism prevention & investigation measures, universities by sally

“Restrictions on a terror suspect who is studying at a London university should be relaxed, the High Court has ruled.”

BBC News, 13th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

London Metropolitan University continues legal fight over foreign students – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 10th, 2013 in immigration, judicial review, news, universities, visas by sally

“A university which was stripped of its licence to bring overseas students into Britain is refusing to drop a legal challenge against Theresa May, the Home Secretary, even though its ability to sponsor foreigners was restored yesterday.”

Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Student solicitors step into the breach – The Guardian

Posted April 9th, 2013 in budgets, legal aid, news, pro bono work, universities, volunteers by sally

“Following dramatic cuts to legal aid, universities are seeing increased demand for their free law clinics.”

The Guardian, 8th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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