• UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition

    From Michael Ejercito@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 25 10:35:34 2023
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    https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/13r97jx/uk_students_seek_compensation_for_covidaffected/


    Universities
    UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition
    Nearly 1,000 students attempt group action against UCL, accusing it of
    breaking promises

    Sally Weale Education correspondent
    Wed 24 May 2023 17.29 EDT
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    Lawyers representing almost 1,000 current and former students whose
    studies were affected by Covid and strike action told the high court in
    London their clients felt “cheated” by their educational experience and should be entitled to seek compensation through the courts.

    They are seeking to bring a claim against University College London
    (UCL), accusing it of breaking its “promises” after tuition was moved online and access to libraries and laboratories restricted during the
    pandemic, with no discount to their “eye-watering” tuition fees.


    In a case which will be closely watched by other universities, UCL is
    arguing against students’ attempts to bring a group action through the courts, saying they should pursue their claims through the university’s internal complaints procedure.

    If they are not satisfied, UCL says they can then take their complaint
    to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, an independent body set up
    to review student complaints about higher education providers in England
    and Wales.

    At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday before Judge Barbara Fontaine,
    Anna Boase KC, representing the students, told the court they entered
    into a bargain with UCL for which they paid handsomely – £9,25o a year
    in tuition fees and considerably more for international students.

    “They didn’t get what they bargained for and they seek justice,” she said.


    In written arguments to the court, Boase said: “These consumers, many of
    whom are young people, have had enough. Their contract with UCL was, for
    many, the first substantial contract of their lives and, justifiably,
    they feel cheated out of their bargain.

    “The claimants’ case is that, on all versions of the student contract,
    UCL owed a duty to provide in-person tuition and physical access to facilities.”

    She said UCL’s “contractual performance fell short of that promised” yet it had not offered students fee discounts “in recognition of its short performance” during the pandemic.

    The court was told that 924 students have issued claims against UCL,
    with 2,147 more wishing to have their cases added to the legal action.
    Law firms Harcus Parker and Asserson claim more than 100,000 students
    have signed up to a student group claim on a no-win, no-fee basis,
    potentially seeking compensation from 100 UK universities.


    John Taylor KC, for UCL, said in written arguments that the alternative complaints procedures were “fair, transparent and accessible”, and could save time and money. He also said the claims against the university
    needed more detail and had been “formulated at an inappropriately high
    level of abstraction” given “the disparity of contractual terms, the thousands of programmes and modules, years of study, different strike
    dates and different effects of Covid-19”.

    Daniel Amery, a UCL law student, was among those attending court on
    Wednesday. He said his first two years at university had been severely
    affected by Covid, with classes on Zoom and limited access to the
    university campus. “This is arguably one of the biggest investments I
    will ever make. I feel I’ve been cheated,” he said.

    UCL issued a statement in which Prof Kathleen Armour, vice-president
    (Education & Student Experience) said the university had followed UK
    government guidance during the pandemic, and had provided a “high
    quality academic experience to students” and minimised the impact of industrial action by university staff.


    “We respect the right of our students to complain and seek redress if
    they feel that they have not received the support they expected from us.
    That is why we have a well-established and free complaints procedure.

    “We believe the group litigation order is unnecessary and premature as
    our easily accessible process is the most efficient and swiftest way for
    our students to resolve any issues with us.”

    The hearing concluded on Wednesday, and a written ruling will be handed
    down at a future date.

    PA contributed to this report

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  • From HeartDoc Andrew@21:1/5 to Michael Ejercito on Thu May 25 14:21:24 2023
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    Michael Ejercito wrote:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/13r97jx/uk_students_seek_compensation_for_covidaffected/


    Universities
    UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition
    Nearly 1,000 students attempt group action against UCL, accusing it of >breaking promises

    Sally Weale Education correspondent
    Wed 24 May 2023 17.29 EDT
    Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email
    Lawyers representing almost 1,000 current and former students whose
    studies were affected by Covid and strike action told the high court in >London their clients felt cheated by their educational experience and >should be entitled to seek compensation through the courts.

    They are seeking to bring a claim against University College London
    (UCL), accusing it of breaking its promises after tuition was moved
    online and access to libraries and laboratories restricted during the >pandemic, with no discount to their eye-watering tuition fees.


    In a case which will be closely watched by other universities, UCL is
    arguing against students attempts to bring a group action through the >courts, saying they should pursue their claims through the universitys >internal complaints procedure.

    If they are not satisfied, UCL says they can then take their complaint
    to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, an independent body set up
    to review student complaints about higher education providers in England
    and Wales.

    At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday before Judge Barbara Fontaine,
    Anna Boase KC, representing the students, told the court they entered
    into a bargain with UCL for which they paid handsomely 9,25o a year
    in tuition fees and considerably more for international students.

    They didnt get what they bargained for and they seek justice, she said.


    In written arguments to the court, Boase said: These consumers, many of
    whom are young people, have had enough. Their contract with UCL was, for >many, the first substantial contract of their lives and, justifiably,
    they feel cheated out of their bargain.

    The claimants case is that, on all versions of the student contract,
    UCL owed a duty to provide in-person tuition and physical access to >facilities.

    She said UCLs contractual performance fell short of that promised yet
    it had not offered students fee discounts in recognition of its short >performance during the pandemic.

    The court was told that 924 students have issued claims against UCL,
    with 2,147 more wishing to have their cases added to the legal action.
    Law firms Harcus Parker and Asserson claim more than 100,000 students
    have signed up to a student group claim on a no-win, no-fee basis, >potentially seeking compensation from 100 UK universities.


    John Taylor KC, for UCL, said in written arguments that the alternative >complaints procedures were fair, transparent and accessible, and could
    save time and money. He also said the claims against the university
    needed more detail and had been formulated at an inappropriately high
    level of abstraction given the disparity of contractual terms, the >thousands of programmes and modules, years of study, different strike
    dates and different effects of Covid-19.

    Daniel Amery, a UCL law student, was among those attending court on >Wednesday. He said his first two years at university had been severely >affected by Covid, with classes on Zoom and limited access to the
    university campus. This is arguably one of the biggest investments I
    will ever make. I feel Ive been cheated, he said.

    UCL issued a statement in which Prof Kathleen Armour, vice-president >(Education & Student Experience) said the university had followed UK >government guidance during the pandemic, and had provided a high
    quality academic experience to students and minimised the impact of >industrial action by university staff.


    We respect the right of our students to complain and seek redress if
    they feel that they have not received the support they expected from us.
    That is why we have a well-established and free complaints procedure.

    We believe the group litigation order is unnecessary and premature as
    our easily accessible process is the most efficient and swiftest way for
    our students to resolve any issues with us.

    The hearing concluded on Wednesday, and a written ruling will be handed
    down at a future date.

    In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of
    GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use
    Apostle Paul's secret (http://bit.ly/Philippians4_12 ). Though masking
    is less protective, it helps us avoid the appearance of doing the evil
    of spreading airborne pathogens while there are people getting sick
    because of not being 100% protected. It is written that we're to
    "abstain from **all** appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).

    Source:
    https://biblehub.com/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm

    Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8) way to eradicate the
    COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the UK & elsewhere is by
    rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) finding out at any given
    moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
    contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to http://WDJW.great-site.net/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12) for them to
    call their doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of
    stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the best while
    preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations
    and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu &
    Delta lineage mutations combining via slip-RNA-replication to form
    hybrids like http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current
    COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.

    Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
    ) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.

    So how are you ?









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  • From Michael Ejercito@21:1/5 to HeartDoc Andrew on Thu May 25 11:52:11 2023
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    HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    Michael Ejercito wrote:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/13r97jx/uk_students_seek_compensation_for_covidaffected/


    Universities
    UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition
    Nearly 1,000 students attempt group action against UCL, accusing it of
    breaking promises

    Sally Weale Education correspondent
    Wed 24 May 2023 17.29 EDT
    Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email
    Lawyers representing almost 1,000 current and former students whose
    studies were affected by Covid and strike action told the high court in
    London their clients felt “cheated” by their educational experience and >> should be entitled to seek compensation through the courts.

    They are seeking to bring a claim against University College London
    (UCL), accusing it of breaking its “promises” after tuition was moved
    online and access to libraries and laboratories restricted during the
    pandemic, with no discount to their “eye-watering” tuition fees.


    In a case which will be closely watched by other universities, UCL is
    arguing against students’ attempts to bring a group action through the
    courts, saying they should pursue their claims through the university’s
    internal complaints procedure.

    If they are not satisfied, UCL says they can then take their complaint
    to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, an independent body set up
    to review student complaints about higher education providers in England
    and Wales.

    At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday before Judge Barbara Fontaine,
    Anna Boase KC, representing the students, told the court they entered
    into a bargain with UCL for which they paid handsomely – £9,25o a year
    in tuition fees and considerably more for international students.

    “They didn’t get what they bargained for and they seek justice,” she said.


    In written arguments to the court, Boase said: “These consumers, many of >> whom are young people, have had enough. Their contract with UCL was, for
    many, the first substantial contract of their lives and, justifiably,
    they feel cheated out of their bargain.

    “The claimants’ case is that, on all versions of the student contract, >> UCL owed a duty to provide in-person tuition and physical access to
    facilities.”

    She said UCL’s “contractual performance fell short of that promised” yet
    it had not offered students fee discounts “in recognition of its short
    performance” during the pandemic.

    The court was told that 924 students have issued claims against UCL,
    with 2,147 more wishing to have their cases added to the legal action.
    Law firms Harcus Parker and Asserson claim more than 100,000 students
    have signed up to a student group claim on a no-win, no-fee basis,
    potentially seeking compensation from 100 UK universities.


    John Taylor KC, for UCL, said in written arguments that the alternative
    complaints procedures were “fair, transparent and accessible”, and could >> save time and money. He also said the claims against the university
    needed more detail and had been “formulated at an inappropriately high
    level of abstraction” given “the disparity of contractual terms, the
    thousands of programmes and modules, years of study, different strike
    dates and different effects of Covid-19”.

    Daniel Amery, a UCL law student, was among those attending court on
    Wednesday. He said his first two years at university had been severely
    affected by Covid, with classes on Zoom and limited access to the
    university campus. “This is arguably one of the biggest investments I
    will ever make. I feel I’ve been cheated,” he said.

    UCL issued a statement in which Prof Kathleen Armour, vice-president
    (Education & Student Experience) said the university had followed UK
    government guidance during the pandemic, and had provided a “high
    quality academic experience to students” and minimised the impact of
    industrial action by university staff.


    “We respect the right of our students to complain and seek redress if
    they feel that they have not received the support they expected from us.
    That is why we have a well-established and free complaints procedure.

    “We believe the group litigation order is unnecessary and premature as
    our easily accessible process is the most efficient and swiftest way for
    our students to resolve any issues with us.”

    The hearing concluded on Wednesday, and a written ruling will be handed
    down at a future date.

    In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of
    GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use
    Apostle Paul's secret (http://bit.ly/Philippians4_12 ). Though masking
    is less protective, it helps us avoid the appearance of doing the evil
    of spreading airborne pathogens while there are people getting sick
    because of not being 100% protected. It is written that we're to
    "abstain from **all** appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).

    Source:
    https://biblehub.com/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm

    Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8) way to eradicate the
    COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the UK & elsewhere is by
    rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) finding out at any given
    moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
    contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to http://WDJW.great-site.net/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12) for them to
    call their doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of
    stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the best while
    preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations
    and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu &
    Delta lineage mutations combining via slip-RNA-replication to form
    hybrids like http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current
    COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.

    Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
    ) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.

    So how are you ?

    I am wonderfully hungry!


    Michael

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  • From å The Revd@21:1/5 to MEjercit@HotMail.com on Thu May 25 17:44:06 2023
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    On Thu, 25 May 2023 10:35:34 -0700, NOT Michael Ejercito
    <MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/13r97jx/uk_students_seek_compensation_for_covidaffected/


    Universities
    UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition

    COVID introduced to the UK by gook Chinamen like YOU!

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