‘An anti-vaxxer was paid compensation by Cardiff University after being kicked off their course for their beliefs.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A free advice clinic provided by law students has a six-month waiting list because people on low incomes struggle to get a solicitor, its director says.’
BBC News, 13th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A graduate who sued her university over her “Mickey Mouse” degree has received a £60,000 out-of-court settlement.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Oxford and Cambridge universities can force old professors to retire in order to boost diversity, a tribunal ruling suggests.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The parents of a student who took her own life because she was too anxious to make a public presentation are taking legal action against her university.’
The Independent, 19th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A university student took her own life partly as a result of neglect, an inquest has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rosalind English talks to Cherry James about the Erasmus student programme, the European Commission’s ambitious project for building EU citizenship in higher education.’
Law Pod UK, 23rd April 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘Eager to be ahead of the curve, universities have started to offer specialist modules. Should lawyers believe the hype?’
The Guardian, 12th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Marina Wheeler QC about the recent Court of Appeal decision in Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department and the operation of the Prevent Guidance generally.’
Law Pod UK, 1st April 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘”Prevent” ban on extremist speakers at universities is “unlawful”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Universities could be breaking the law if they, or their students’ unions, hold speaking events on campus and refuse to allow certain people or groups to put across their views, according to new ‘free speech’ guidance.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Two University of Warwick students, who were involved in an online group chat that threatened rape, will not be returning, despite a ban on their attendance being lifted. The pair were barred from the campus for 10 years, but this was reduced to 12 months after they appealed.’
BBC News, 4th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Students have been banned from accessing university emails and shut out from campus libraries after failing to pay rent, it has been revealed. Undergraduates at the University of Liverpool who live in university-owned accommodation and are unable to pay their rent on time are being handed “academic sanctions”, contrary to Competition and Markets Authority rules.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An announcement on Monday could affect the future of the student loans system.’
BBC News, 16th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The claimant appealed against a decision that the calculation of an enhancement under the ill-health early retirement provisions of his pension was not unfavourable treatment that constituted discrimination arising from disability.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Oxbridge applicants purchasing £150 pre-written personal statement were misled after believing they could pass them off as their own work, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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