Ramby de Mello, leading Tony Muman and Susana Ferrín, acted for the Fifth and Sixth Defendants in the Case Management Hearing held before Mr Justice…
R (SAC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 1400 (Admin) On 6 June 2025 the High Court allowed a judicial review…
The Double-Edged Sword of A.I. and its Implications for Higher Education As covered in Part 1 of this blog series, The recent case of R(Ayinde)…
The Double-Edged Sword of A.I. use for Drafting The recent case of R(Ayinde) v Haringey LBC is unique in standing as a watershed moment, an…
Philip Rule KC, leading Michael Polak of Church Court Chambers, acted for Bertrice Pompe. They were instructed by Stuart Luke of Luke and Bridger solicitors….
In Attorney-General of the Cayman Islands v Buray and De Souza (Hunter intervening) [2025] UKPC 22 (28 April 2025) the Privy Council has reiterated the…
Daniel Henderson has succeeded in obtaining declaratory and mandatory relief on an interim basis against a local authority who refused to conclude an EHCP Annual…
In R(AA) v Parole Board [2025] 997 EWHC (Admin) the High Court considered whether it was procedurally unfair for the Parole Board to deny a…
Against a modern backdrop of lawyer-bashing, there is a worrying trend by Universities of discouraging students from seeking legal advice, particularly in the field of…
In the case of R (on the application of Ford) v Warwick District Council [2025] EWHC 843 (Admin) (26 March 2025), the Administrative Court considered…
Higher education providers are coming under increased pressure and scrutiny to crack down on student’s suspected of having committed some form of academic misconduct (such…
On 26 March 2025 the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal by a prisoner seeking Early Release on Compassionate Grounds (‘ERCG’), represented by Philip Rule…
Extenuating Circumstances & Academic Appeal Procedures Every university has provision within their rules/regulations for students to apply for Extenuating/Mitigating/Special/Exceptional Circumstances (‘EC’) in respect of an…
Professional courses are known to be particularly strenuous, whether a student is hoping to qualify as a doctor, nurse, paramedic, accountant, barrister, solicitor architect etc. …
A university’s complaints procedure is reserved for any other issues that may affect the delivery of educational services for a student. This is often a…