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Universities must pay the legal costs of exposing their mistakes

Universities must pay the legal costs of exposing their mistakes

Simon was a final-year undergraduate accused by his UK university of buying an essay from someone else. Despite maintaining his innocence, he was expelled. He approached a barrister, who instructed an expert in forensic linguistics. Armed with a detailed report, the student appealed and was reinstated. The university accepted that he had, in fact, written […] … learn more→