On 26th October 2021, we wrote an article for the Higher Education Policy Institute about one of our cases involving two best friends who accused the other of plagiarism. Our client was found gu...
On 4th October 2021, we published an article in the Times Higher arguing for more support, humanity and compassion from universities when dealing with students accused of academic misconduct. Th...
On 11th March 2021, Daniel Sokol and Bradley Talbot have published a new article in the Times Higher, arguing for better compensation for students who have been wronged by unfair decisions of their un...
We are delighted to announce the launch of Alpha Academic Consulting, which provides barrister-led training to Student Unions, universities and other higher education institutions. Visit the web...
Our barristers have been busy writing and featuring in articles in the last few months. On 17th December 2020, we wrote 'What about the students who didn't cheat after all?' on WONKHE: click here to ...
We are currently looking for university students interested in the law who would like to be paid campus brand ambassadors. Click here for more information on how to apply....
We have published a piece in Inside Higher Ed on the main reasons why PhD students fail their PhDs, based on our extensive experience of helping PhD students at all stages of their journey. ...
We have produced an overview of cheating methods for online examinations aimed at educating university staff on AI proctoring software and academic misconduct. The video is available here: https...
Our lead adviser, Dr Daniel Sokol, has published an article on WONKHE about his recent experience of helping a student bullied by an essay mill. The article is available here: https://wonkh...
We have created a new video online tutorial 'The No-Nonsense Guide to Writing a Great University Appeal'. The tutorial is perfect for students who want to give themselves the best chan...
Click here to read our Newsletter, written by the barristers at Alpha Academic Appeals. Alternatively, the URL is https://mailchi.mp/a0bc7a191e03/university-student-appeals-how-to-win...
Alpha Academic Appeals Founder Dr Daniel Sokol was the barrister expert in this new BBC documentary on the highly controversial Warwick Uni Rape Chat Scandal. The programme is currently availabl...
Clients often ask us what the difference is between barristers and solicitors. They are different types of lawyers. This article in Chambers Student UK, written for students thinking of be...
Alpha Academic Appeals have delivered a talk on cheating in higher education institutions at the Education Law Association meeting on 5th March 2019, attended by a mixture of barristers and solicitors...
Dr Daniel Sokol has written a comment for the Law section of The Times on the Warwick University Group Chat case and its significance. Read it here (behind paywall)....
Our summary of the recent Court of Appeal case of Rafique for Lexis Nexis. Click here to read it....
22nd January 2019 - Dr Daniel Sokol has today published a piece in the Times Higher on the harm to students caused by universities taking too much time to make decisions on appeals and complaints.&nbs...
Students, judicial reviews and the OIA St George’s University of London v R (Rafique-Aldawery), University of Leicester v R (Sivasubramaniyam) [2018] EWCA Civ 2520 The Office o...
The barristers at Alpha Academic Appeals are experts in university appeals and complaints. Through lectures, publications and other activities, they contribute to important debates on university...
The latest issue of The Murmur, UEA's medical school journal, features an interview with Daniel Sokol, barrister and founder of Alpha Academic Appeals. Read the full interview here....
