Was your
university
experience
Affected by
lockdown?
Add your name the more than 290,000 former students who have already joined Student Group Claim.
Students have been let down by their universities. They paid full fees for a university experience that they were not sold. They’re frustrated, disillusioned, even angry.
Students have tried to fight back but they’ve been no match for these powerful institutions.
That’s where the Student Group Claim comes in. We exist to address the power imbalance between those students and graduates affected, and the universities.
The Student Group Claim has brought together two experts in group litigation, Asserson and Harcus Parker. These two highly regarded firms, along with a third party funder, have the experience and financial backing to take on these deep-pocketed institutions.
We take on each student or graduate’s claim against their university on a no win, no fee basis. If the claim is unsuccessful, our clients will have nothing to pay.
If their claim is successful, our clients will pay us no more than 35% of any damages that they’re awarded. It is this fee that makes the Student Group Claim possible.
Join the claimWhat our clients say
“I’ve come out with a very lacklustre degree. It’s not worth what I paid. It is not of the same value. I don’t have the skills that I was promised. So, no, it was not worth it”
Tia O’Donell, Graduate, UAL Via Channel 5 News Watch the full news segment here“I was promised studying at ‘London’s global university’ [UCL] which should have been an exchange of cultures, perspectives, and debate, all in this central London hub … what I actually got was an online degree delivered in my bedroom.”
David Hamon, UCL Via BBC London News Watch the full news segment here“The universities seem to have done financially very well during the pandemic. So, between 2018 and 2021, their tuition fee income went up by more than £1 billion … these are big, successful, profitable institutions, they can afford, in our view, to give students the compensation that they deserve.”
Shimon Goldwater, Partner, Asserson Law Offices Via Talk TV Watch the full news segment here“All we’re doing is asking them to pay back what they overcharged the students. We’re not saying pay back everything the students paid.”
Ryan Dunleavy, Partner, Harcus Parker Via BBC London News Watch the full news segment hereIn the press
The claim
Basis of
Basis of
your claim
There is a contract between every student and their university. The student pays course fees and the university agrees to provide in-person tuition, access to facilities and other services as set out in its contractual documents, prospectuses, and promotional materials.
Universities breached their contracts with students from 2020 onwards, in response to Covid-19. During those years they cancelled in-person classes or moved them online.
Students can claim financial compensation for these breaches of contract. The best way for them to achieve this is as a group, in a collective court claim.
Join the claim
FAQs
FAQs
Can I claim if I accepted my university place on or after 1 April 2020?
SGC is only pursuing claims for students who accepted their university place (if via UCAS, by selecting their university as their ‘firm’ or ‘insurance’ choice) before 1 April 2020.
Can postgraduate students claim?
SGC is not pursuing claims on behalf of postgraduate students.
Could there be any negative impact on me as a result of signing up to the claim?
It would be completely improper for a university to treat a student differently just because they have joined a group claim, and we think it is very unlikely to happen.
Thousands of students have and will be signing up to the claim, and will be in the same position as you.
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Am I entitled to compensation if my course moved online?
If you are an undergraduate student who accepted your offer before 1 April 2020, then in our view, yes. Under English law, if a university promised you a certain number of weeks of teaching and provided a smaller number of weeks, you are entitled to compensation for the cancelled in-person teaching weeks.
