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Update

In January 2024, we attended a mediation with UCL. A mediation is a meeting designed to encourage the two sides to reach agreement on settlement, which is overseen by a neutral mediator whose role it is to facilitate that agreement. Regrettably that mediation ended without an agreement being reached. Accordingly, the UCL claim will continue to trial, unless a settlement can be reached with UCL at a later stage.

The next step is for the court to hold a case management hearing at which a judge will lay down a timetable towards trial and fix a trial date. That hearing has now been listed for 18 and 19 June 2024. We will provide an update on the outcome of that hearing once it takes place.

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18th July, 2023

High Court gives University College London four months to end dispute with students who want permission to sue over COVID-related tuition

18th July, 2023

London students’ Covid-19 compensation bid put on hold to encourage resolution.

3rd August, 2023

Student Group Claim making waves over the pond!

19th July, 2023

High Court gives university 4-8 months to agree compensation with students out of court.

26th May, 2023

ITV News: Student Group Claim

26th May, 2023

London Live: Student Group Claim

26th May, 2023

BBC London: First Court Hearing Against University College London

24th May, 2023

Sky News Kay Burley Student Group Claim LIVE 24

24th May, 2023

GBNews: Student Group Claim sit down with Michael Portillo

23rd May, 2023

Why hundreds of thousands of students in Britain are suing their universities

4th May, 2023

BBC South East Today – Why students should be compensated

23rd February, 2023

ITV News – 90,000 students to sue their universities over Covid disruption

15th February, 2023

Channel News Asia – Students demand compensation!

13th February, 2023

GBNews – Universities saved money by moving tuition online. We were promised a service!

25th January, 2023

Ryan Dunleavy talks about university strikes in London Live interview

23rd January, 2023

Student Group Claim on GB News – Why university strikes are unfair

9th November, 2022

5 News – University graduates speak about their time at university during the pandemic and strikes

9th November, 2022

BBC London News talks about our claim

2nd November, 2022

TalkTV – What was lockdown uni really like? Why should unis compensate students?

31st October, 2022

GB News – Students sue for refunds from their universities

31st October, 2022

GB News – Students to sue several universities over Covid disruption

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High Court urging unis to take responsibility for disruption Capital Radio Birmingham
Capital Radio July 2023
Students secure big High Court victory Featuring Gerald Matthews
BBC West Midlands July 2023
High Court rules students claims can continue in court Featuring Shimon Goldwater
BBC Ulster & Foyle July 2023
High Court give UCL 4 months to end dispute Featuring Shimon Goldwater
BBC Radio WIltshire July 2023
High Court Ruling – UCL must take responsibility Featuring Robert Goodall
BBC Nottingham July 2023
Students join protest in London Featuring Amber Maywood
BBC Leeds May 2023
Students not given what they paid for – Part 1 Featuring Amy Batley
BBC Cambridgeshire May 2023
Students not given what they paid for – Part 2 Featuring Amy Batley
BBC Cambridgeshire May 2023
Thousands of university students taking case for compensation to court Featuring Shimon Goldwater
BBC News May 2023
Universities provided sub-par service Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC Radio Cumbria May 2023
University students feel they didn’t get their money’s worth Featuring Joshua Anwa
BBC Radio Derby May 2023
Students seeking fair compensation Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC Radio Jersey May 2023
High Court hearing test case over compensation Featuring Shimon Goldwater
BBC Radio Leeds May 2023
Universities made over £1billion in profits over COVID period Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC Radio Lincolnshire May 2023
Students want their money back Featuring Robert Godell
BBC Radio Nottingham May 2023
Students feel cheated Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC Radio Ulster May 2023
Students taking legal battle to court Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC Radio Wales May 2023
Students missing out on lectures Featuring Belinda Curtis
BBC Radio Wiltshire May 2023
Universities should accept liability Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC Radio Shropshire May 2023
Thousands seeking compensation Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC Radio Teeside May 2023
University wasn’t the experience students paid for Featuring Hannah Blackmore
BBC Radio West Midlands May 2023
Many students feel cheated over fees Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
BBC World Service May 2023
Students sue universities for inadequate service Featuring Samuel Kuo
BBC Radio York May 2023
Students taking universities to court Featuring Shimon Goldwater
BBC You and Yours May 2023
Students demand discount on fees Featuring Chloe Murphy
Heart West Midlands May 2023
Students seeking compensation Featuring Shimon Goldwater
Times Radio October 2022
Students Speak Out Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
Talk Radio October 2022
Students left without service they’re paying for Featuring Ryan Dunleavy
LBC October 2022
Thousands join Student Group Claim Featuring Ellie Spindler
BBC Radio October 2022
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In brief

“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, Postgraduate, 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 here
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