Judge allows Oxford graduate’s £1m high court battle to proceed – The Guardian
‘A graduate has won a round in his £1m legal battle over his failure to get a first from Oxford University.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: universities
The ‘snooper’s charter’ is a threat to academic freedom – The Guardian
‘Increasing online surveillance has serious implications for researchers and study participants. Academics need to be more careful than ever.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ULaw forced to stop calling itself “UK’s leading law school” – Legal Futures
‘The University of Law (ULaw) is to stop claiming that it is the “leading” law school in the UK in the wake of a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
The criminology course opening the door to education for prisoners – The Guardian
‘Side by side, Cambridge postgraduates and inmates at a Buckinghamshire prison mull over thorny issues, such as what is legitimate use of power, or why do people obey the law? They are studying criminology together within the walls of HMP Grendon, in small, carefully mixed groups. Over eight weeks they are treated as equals by academic staff; once a week they read, study, discuss and write essays before “graduating” together – though this master’s level study doesn’t carry official university credits.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cambridge students build a ‘lawbot’ to advise sexual assault victims – The Guardian
‘Imagine RoboCop went to Oxbridge – well, it’s nothing like that at all.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SQE will become part of law degrees and make LPC “redundant” – Legal Futures
‘Some universities will incorporate the first stage of the proposed Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) into their law degrees, the education and training director of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Why the Higher Education and Research Bill must be amended – The Guardian
‘The Higher Education and Research Bill has to be amended before it undermines the autonomy and vitality of our universities and the UK research base.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five myths about studying law, debunked – The Guardian
‘Studying law is full of unexpected twists and turns – and in the end, you may not even turn into a lawyer.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Education Law Changes And How Human Rights Can Keep The Government In Check – RightsInfo
‘The new Secretary of State for Education has recently announced a new government proposal to abolish the ban on opening new grammar schools. This proposal could ultimately be ultimately be challenged in the courts. How could the government make sure it is complying with its human rights obligations in future proposals?’
RightsInfo, 14th September 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
Prevent Duty Part 3: British Values, Human Rights and handling “due regard” duty in practice – Cloisters
‘In this third article Declan O’Dempsey looks at the concept of “British Values” in the context of the Prevent Duty. It appears in the definition of “extremism” in the Guidance. British values are mentioned in the Guidance. However only examples are given of what constitute British values. In a post Brexit discussion these values have taken on a more important aspect. To what extent is tolerance a British Value?’
Cloisters, 16th August 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
Prevent Duty Part 4: Practical operation of a “due regard” duty: lessons from the Equality Act 2010 for the application of the Prevent Duty by universities – Cloisters
‘In his fourth article on Prevent Duty Declan O’Dempsey looks at the similarities between the Prevent Duty to have due regard and consider what the practical application of that duty to have due regard will look like in the light of the existing body of case law on the analogous s 149 of the Equality Act 2010.’
Cloisters, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
The Prevent Duty Part 2: Government Guidance and Practical Guidance – Cloisters
‘In this article I deal with the government issued guidance on the Prevent Duty under section 21 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 as it applies to universities.’
Cloisters, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
Student wins lawsuit forcing IPCC to re-examine assault claim – The Guardian
‘A student who alleges he was assaulted by police during a demonstration has won a lawsuit forcing an official watchdog to conduct a fresh examination of his allegations.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
University forced to pay out for 2.3% contribution to employee’s asbestosis – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employer who negligently contributed 2.3% of the asbestos fibres in the lungs of an asbestosis sufferer should have to pay proportional compensation.’
Litigation Futures, 1st August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
More than 30 fake UK universities closed by watchdog – The Guardian
‘More than 30 fake UK universities have been shut down in the past year as concern grows about students being mis-sold fraudulent degrees.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Part 1: the Prevent Duty for Universities – Cloisters
‘In this article I deal with the basics of the legal framework for the Prevent Duty. The simplest way of thinking about the Prevent Duty is visualisation. Imagining that you are the character at which Dirty Harry is pointing his gun in that film while uttering the words: “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: “do I feel lucky?”… Well do you punk?” The government has attempted to shift the publicity and legal risks from itself to the universities by use of the Prevent Duty. On the face of it universities have a dilemma: how to have due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism, whilst taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure free speech and academic freedom.’
Cloisters, 26th July 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
Universities getting better on consumer law issues, but work still to be done, says CMA – OUT-LAW.com
‘Awareness among universities of their responsibilities under consumer protection law is increasing, although some poor practices remain, the UK’s competition watchdog has found.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Student launches legal action against IPCC over CS spray incident – The Guardian
‘A university student who alleges he was assaulted by police during a demonstration has launched legal action against the Independent Police Complaints Commission.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hold Me Close, I’m an Academic – Panopticon
‘If I am an extremely well-regarded academic at Cambridge (don’t snigger at the back, I could be) and due to my eminence I do some unpaid voluntary work for a major international group (here, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change), the work in relation to which I do over my university email account, are those emails held by the University under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“EIR”)?’
Panopticon, 10th June 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
