Covid: Uni students’ legal action over pandemic education – BBC News
‘Thousands of students are taking legal action against their universities over their education during the pandemic.’
BBC News, 1st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: universities
LiP support goes hybrid with 700 law student volunteers – Legal Futures
‘The charity that supports litigants in person (LiPs) is launching an expanded university-focused service this autumn, offering a mixture of in-person and online advice.’
Legal Futures, 17th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Former UCL academic to pay damages after harassing colleague for months – The Guardian
‘A former academic at University College London must pay almost £50,000 in damages to a former colleague after falsely portraying her as a sex worker on social media as part of a months-long campaign of harassment.’
The Guardian,12th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Lost King: Legal action ‘likely’ against Richard III film – BBC News
‘A university academic has said he is likely to take legal action against the makers of a new film about Richard III, which he said was “littered with inaccuracies”.’
BBC News, 8th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student suicides: Parents seek law change to prevent deaths – BBC News
‘A group of parents whose children killed themselves at university are campaigning for a change in law to make the institutions more accountable. They want universities to have a legal duty of care towards their students, like schools already do.’
BBC News, 7th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alexander Latham-Gambi: How Should We Teach the Johnson Government? (Possible) Pedagogical Shortcomings in the Face of (Arguable) Constitutional Vandalism – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘It may reasonably be argued that the Johnson Government launched a determined assault upon the UK constitutional settlement. We are failing in our duty as teachers of constitutional law if we do not equip our students with the tools to appraise this argument. Some of the features of the way in which public law is typically taught in UK universities stand in the way of so equipping our students. Or so I shall argue.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th September 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Christian group brings discrimination case against Cambridge college – BBC News
‘A Christian campaign group is taking legal action against a Cambridge University college after an event booking was rejected.’
BBC News, 15th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK work visa for elite graduates is exclusive and based on flawed assumptions – EIN Blog
‘The UK government’s announcement of a new work visa option aimed at attracting top graduates has elicited some backlash because the list of eligible institutions features no universities from Africa, Latin America or South Asia. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked Orla Quinlan, Director of Internationalisation at Rhodes University in South Africa, to share her thoughts on the implications such visa programmes have for international integration and intercultural efforts in higher education.’
EIN Blog, 27th June 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
C of E procedures on racial injustice ‘inadequate’, says Cambridge college – The Guardian
‘The Church of England’s procedures for addressing issues of racial injustice and contested heritage are “inadequate” and “not fit for purpose”, according to the head of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Oxford college pays damages to woman after alleged rape by fellow student – The Guardian
‘A University of Oxford college has pledged to overhaul its handling of sexual assault cases after paying damages to settle a legal action taken by a woman who said she was raped by a fellow student.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
What you need to know about the new High Potential Individual visa route – EIN Blog
‘The High Potential Individual (HPI) route is similar to the Graduate route but offered to recent graduates of the top ranking universities outside the UK. This route opens on 30 May 2022.’
EIN Blog, 31st March 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Dispute with priest threatens to mire Oxford college in scandal – Financial Times
‘The head of one of Oxford university’s grandest colleges has indicated that he will agree to step down after a long-running dispute in a deal that includes a £1.5m pay-off and the settlement of a sexual harassment claim against him.’
Financial Times, 21st January 2022
Source: www.ft.com
‘Loud’ academic awarded more than £100,000 for unfair dismissal – The Guardian
‘A senior academic who says she was sacked from her post in a university’s physics department because of her loud voice has been awarded more than £100,000 after winning a claim for unfair dismissal.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court strikes out law professor’s libel claims – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has struck out libel claims made by a former Warwick University law professor against two fellow academics, an investigator and a law student.’
Legal Futures, 10th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Loud’ academic wins unfair dismissal case against university – The Guardian
‘A senior academic who claimed she was sacked because her bosses could not tolerate her “naturally loud” voice and passionate teaching style has won her case for unfair dismissal.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
English universities risk breaking law over offer withdrawals, say ministers – The Guardian
‘Universities in England risk breaking competition laws if they add loopholes letting them withdraw offers from students at the last minute if courses are oversubscribed, ministers and regulators have told vice-chancellors.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Father’s court battle to save daughter from cult’s clutches – BBC News
‘A dad who went to court to save his daughter from the clutches of a cult has told BBC’s File on 4 programme the groups have been ripping families apart. The programme has spoken to experts who claimed there were as many as 2,000 suspected cults active in the UK, with some recruiting university students.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Diversity scheme launched in Liverpool to inspire next generation of lawyers – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Dozens of legal hopefuls from Liverpool and Manchester have started a scheme relaunched today in Liverpool aimed at encouraging people of different walks of life into law. The Anthony Walker Pathways initiative was launched by the Crown Prosecution Service with the Anthony Walker Foundation, National Black Crown Prosecution Association, Liverpool John Moores University and Salford University. It aims to continue the increase diversity in the CPS by inspiring and supporting students of minority backgrounds into a rewarding career as a prosecutor.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th November 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Anger over ‘grotesque abuse’ of £600,000 case to keep Mountbatten papers secret – The Guardian
‘The Cabinet Office has been accused of a “grotesque abuse” of public funds in a freedom of information battle over the personal diaries of Lord and Lady Mountbatten in which costs are now expected to exceed £600,000.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Oxford Brookes gang rape claim led to students’ expulsion – BBC News
“Two students were expelled from Oxford Brookes University following an allegation of gang rape, the BBC can confirm. A third was suspended after an appeal, and a fourth given a less serious punishment.
BBC News, 4th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
