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Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities
More than 170,000 students seek damages from 36 UK universities for tuition differences during Covid-19, following a University College London settlement.
- Recently, Student Group Claim announced legal action against 36 UK universities after settling with University College London and sent pre-action letters to each institution.
- Amid pandemic disruption, universities shifted teaching online which Student Group Claim says breached contracts as students paid for in-person teaching but faced restricted access and higher fees, with online courses typically 25 to 50 per cent cheaper under the Consumer Rights Act.
- In the UCL case, about 6,000 students settled confidentially with no admission of liability, while over 170,000 current and former students pursue claims seeking £5,000 each.
- If claims succeed, universities face significant costs and consumer-law exposure, while a legal deadline means some Covid claims will expire under limitation rules from September 2026.
- Student Group Claim says economic analysis of online-versus-in-person pricing underpins new claims, with students on fine art and applied arts courses angered by restricted access to specialist facilities.
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Universities called to respond to the insufficient level of education guaranteed in the most acute stages of the pandemic, between restrictions and distance teaching: insufficient level, according to the accusation, in relation to the cost of fees paid in full even in those years
·Milan, Italy
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- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources lean Right
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