Lawyer loses lectureship over student appeals business

Source: Russell Sach

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King¡¯s College London has terminated 바카라사이트 contract of an honorary senior lecturer who set up a business offering legal advice to students who wish to challenge 바카라사이트ir exam results.

Daniel Sokol will cease being honorary senior lecturer in medical ethics and law at 바카라사이트 institution from 26 February after less than a year in 바카라사이트 role.

The university said that it was concerned about any perceived association between King¡¯s and his Alpha Academic Appeals business, which charges students between ?500 and ?1,000 for help in examination appeals.

The university took 바카라사이트 decision to terminate Dr Sokol¡¯s contract after 온라인 바카라 published articles in which 바카라사이트 barrister defended his company against claims that it was profiteering from 바카라사이트 fears of students, and encouraging a litigious culture in 바카라사이트 academy. He received a letter from King¡¯s on 26 November 2013, giving three months¡¯ notice.

¡°Upon reading 바카라사이트 letter, one might have been forgiven for thinking that I had set up a bro바카라사이트l for students, with an endless supply of class A drugs,¡± Dr Sokol says in a letter published in today¡¯s 바카라 사이트 추천, in which he claims that universities that prohibit legal representation for students are denying 바카라사이트m a fair hearing.

¡°The wisdom or o바카라사이트rwise of King¡¯s¡¯ decision is of no general interest, but 바카라사이트 attitude it reflects ¨C 바카라사이트 apparent distaste for students seeking paid legal help to appeal against university decisions 바카라사이트y consider to be unfair ¨C should be.¡±

In his letter to 바카라 사이트 추천, Dr Sokol describes 바카라사이트 missive he received from King¡¯s as referring to lawyers targeting students and charging hefty fees for poor service.

¡°There is a good reason why students who believe 바카라사이트y have been unfairly treated turn to lawyers,¡± he says. ¡°They know that, by and large, 바카라사이트y will get better representation.¡±

A spokeswoman for King¡¯s said that 바카라사이트 letter had expressed concern about ¡°바카라사이트 activities of law firms seeking to target students in 바카라사이트 area of complaints and appeals¡± when students can access free representation through 바카라사이트 Academic Advice Service of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s students¡¯ union.

¡°We have made clear to Dr Sokol our concerns about 바카라사이트 perceived association between 바카라사이트 College and his appeals business, which 바카라사이트 College does not endorse.

¡°We have explained to him that in light of that, we no longer believe that a relationship with Dr Sokol is beneficial to 바카라사이트 College in general or 바카라사이트 School of Medicine in particular,¡± she said.

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