Tuition fees are making law conversion courses less attractive – The Guardian
“Wannabe lawyers face a conundrum – they need maximum breadth of experience, but minimum university debt.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: universities
Tuition fees increases to be challenged in court – The Guardian
“Two sixth formers have been granted permission to challenge the lawfulness of the government’s decision to let universities triple tuition fees.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors asked to spot ‘patients at risk from Islamic radicalisation’ – The Independent
“Doctors are to be drafted into the fight against terrorism by being asked to identify patients at risk of being drawn into violent extremism. The controversial move will be spelt out today by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, as she publishes the Government’s much-delayed strategy for combating extremism.”
The Independent, 7th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Universities just cannot afford law suits – The Guardian
“Universities must look at mediation to settle disputes rather than spending vast sums of money, time and energy fighting claims by staff or students.”
The Guardian, 3rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Corporate law firms widen the recruitment net – The Guardian
“News that top firms are to recruit students from less traditional universities has not been welcomed by all.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oxford exam-fail law student loses compensation bid – BBC News
“An Oxford graduate who sued a law college after failing her exams has lost a bid for damages and was told her own lack of aptitude was to blame.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tuition fees: Teenagers seek human rights judicial review – The Guardian
“Two teenagers are seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to allow university tuition fees to almost treble to up to £9,000 from next year.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Student who can’t stay awake takes watchdog to court – The Independent
“A student who suffers from the chronic sleep disorder narcolepsy is to have her case heard by the Court of Appeal in London on Thursday, following a six-year battle against what she perceives to be disability discrimination by her university.”
The Independent, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IT student loses compensation bid after getting a 2:2 degree – Daily Telegraph
“An IT student who says he can’t get a job because he got a second class degree has had his bid for £5m damages from the university he claims let him down thrown out by a High Court judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tuition fees rise ‘contravenes human rights law’ – The Guardian
“Allowing universities to charge students up to £9,000 a year is contrary to human rights law, according to a legal opinion published today.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
University goes to court to evict sit-in protesters – The Guardian
“Students staging a sit-in at University College London in protest at a rise in tuition fees could face eviction today after university lawyers sought a court order to eject them.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regulators consult on tougher rules for law degrees – Law Society Gazette
“A joint committee of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board has released two consultations on the future of the undergraduate law degree.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Campaigner guilty of Oxford University arson plot – BBC News
“An animal rights campaigner has been given a 10-year prison term after being found guilty of plotting arson attacks against Oxford University buildings.”
BBC News, 13th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Greater transparency in Freedom of Information – Ministry of Justice
“The Freedom of Information Act will be extended to cover four more public bodies and increase the public’s right to access information, Justice Minister Michael Wills announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Animal rights activist using FOI laws to target universities – The Guardian
“A convicted animal rights activist is using freedom of information laws to force universities to reveal details of their animal experiments, raising fears that scientists involved could suffer renewed intimidation.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Climate e-mails row university ‘breached data laws’ – BBC News
“A university unit involved in a row over stolen e-mails on climate research breached rules by withholding data, the Information Commissioner’s Office says.”
BBC News, 28th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
