What is the Best Path to Tuition Fee Compensation? – Part 3
In the first two parts of this mini-series, we considered the prospects of obtaining a tuition fee refund either through the Government or the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (the OIA). Sadly, the conclusion was both those prospects are rather slim. You can read our thoughts about the Government here, and the OIA here.
But what about the campaigns being run by students, such as UCL Union’s ‘Refund Our Fees’ campaign, and the national ‘Students United Against Fees’ campaign. Wouldn’t you be better off just joining one of those campaigns, and not bothering to join a group court claim?
This is a good question, and one we have been asked a few times. However, we feel the answer is a clear no, for the following reasons: