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The OfS regulatory case report and record fine issued to the University of Sussex for breaches of management and governance conditions of registration E1 and E2 has brought University decision-making and compliance with governing documents into the spotlight - in the wider context of freedom of speech and academic freedom obligations.

The UK Higher Education sector is facing a financial crisis. Real-term declines in tuition income, volatile international student enrolment and increasing operational costs are placing HE providers under acute pressure. In response, collaboration between HE providers is being explored as a means to maintain viability.

Media headlines have dramatised the recent statutory government guidance, which allows local authorities flexibility to use capital receipts from qualifying asset sales to fund revenue costs. It has been confirmed that this could include funds generated by local authorities in disposing of school playing fields. 

Holidays are supposed to be all about fun and relaxation. Sadly, sometimes things go wrong, and accidents or illnesses can turn your dream getaway into a nightmare.

When clients pursue personal injury claims, they rightfully seek compensation for the pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life they’ve endured. This includes not only past expenses but also future financial losses, such as lost earnings if they can't return to their previous job or achieve promotions that might have been within reach had the accident not occurred.

From the early 1990s, PFI (or Private Finance Initiative) projects were used by the Government to help regenerate school estates across the country.