"The legal action is being brought under consumer law, which states that where a consumer pays for a service but is provided with a different service of lower value, they may be entitled to compensation."
"Fees for online degree courses are typically 25-50% less than those for traditional in-person courses, and the students' lawyers maintain their clients are owed fair financial compensation."
"UK undergraduates at university during the pandemic borrowed money at ridiculous interest rates to fund courses which were ruined by online teaching and closed facilities. Student Group Claim is helping students challenge universities to do what they should have done during Covid: pay students compensation for not providing them with the in"
More than 170,000 students have been represented in pre-action claim letters sent to 36 universities in England and Wales after courses moved online during Covid. The wave of claims follows a confidential settlement between University College London and a student group representing 6,000 affected students; UCL admitted no liability. Lawyers estimate undergraduates could claim up to £5,000 each and predict sector costs running into millions depending on claim numbers. The legal basis is consumer law, arguing that paid in-person teaching and facility access were not delivered and that online provision is lower value than paid fees.
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