‘Dozens of students who reported sexual assaults to their university have said they were failed by complaints processes that left them traumatised.’
BBC News, 17th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nine new High Court judges have been named this week, all but one of whom attended Oxford or Cambridge universities. The Judicial Appointments Commission said that, following an open competition launched in November 2018, it received 64 applications and made 17 recommendations for appointment in June 2019. The exercise was open to practitioners with or without previous judicial experience, but all of these appointments have it.’
Litigation Futures, 16th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A former student is suing the University of Cambridge over the way it dealt with her sexual harassment complaint – saying their response left her more traumatised than the harassment itself.’
The Independent, 14th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lawyers and women’s groups have condemned a decision by Cambridge University to not investigate some students’ complaints of sexual misconduct, including rape, warning it was potentially unlawful.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Tens of thousands of international students had their visas revoked after the Home Office used “confused, misleading, incomplete and unsafe” evidence, MPs have said. The department ignored expert advice and relied on “dodgy” evidence when it accused almost 34,000 students of cheating in English language tests in 2015, according to a new report published by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on the Test of English for International Communication (Toeic).’
The Independent, 18th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police force is taking legal action over the controversial policy requiring all new officers to have a degree qualification.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A series of mishandled sexual assault cases have shown how university policies aren’t supporting students.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The founder of the Association of Working Class Academics is fighting for class to be recognised in equality law as well as race and gender.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A university conducted flawed disciplinary proceedings when it removed an MA student from a social work course for fitness to practice reasons, after he expressed religions views on a public social media platform disapproving of homosexual acts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A devout Christian thrown off a university social work course after being accused of posting derogatory comments about gay and bisexual people on Facebook has won the latest round of a legal battle.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
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