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Sorry seems to be the hardest word… changes afoot for the law of apologies

Oliver Lock from Farrer & Co takes a closer look at the changes being proposed to legislation to facilitate apologies without admitting liability

The Office for Student’s push to address the unfair treatment of students

In this article, Savanna Ogunbo, a Solicitor at Bevan Brittan, discusses the consultation issued by the Office for Students to address the unfair treatment of students

Safeguarding children in education in the age of AI

Baljinder Bath, from 4PB, assesses the risks posed to children by artificial intelligence in educational settings

AI in universities: the fine line between help and misconduct

Sharmistha Michaels examines AI use in academic misconduct, fairness in UK institutions, and student guidance

The proposals put forward by the Office for Students obligating higher education providers to treat students fairly

Alison Fredericks, a Solicitor at Bindmans, discusses the proposals by the Office for Students on promoting fairness in the treatment of students in connection with the provision of higher education and ancillary services

VAT on private school fees and the impact on separated families – who is footing the bill?

Following the government’s decision to end the value-added tax exemption on private school fees, Alice Scambler, a Director, Solicitor, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer at Family Law Partners, looks at what this decision will mean for separated families

The pressure on Western universities to divest in fossil fuels: navigating legal complexities and environmental responsibilities

Ben Standing, a partner specialising in environmental law at Browne Jacobson, discusses the legal, ethical and financial issues related to the divestment in fossil fuels by Western universities

Hurdles to offering a solicitor apprenticeship degree

With the Labour government planning to reform apprenticeships, Michael Butler and Chloe Sheppick, Director and Deputy Director, respectively, of the Professional Law Institute, discuss the existing difficulties with the solicitor apprenticeship degree that stop many higher education institutions providing this valuable offering