Should you choose a barrister or a solicitor to defend your interests against the University?
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 give talk on cheating at universities at Education Law Association
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...
Alpha Academic Appeals writes for The Times on student appeals
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)....
Alpha Academic Appeals writes for Lexis Nexis
Our summary of the recent Court of Appeal case of Rafique for Lexis Nexis. Click here to read it....
Alpha Academic Appeals publishes in the Times Higher Education
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...
Higher Education Update St George's v R (Rafique)
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...
Forthcoming Events Involving Alpha Academic Appeals
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...
Interview with Dr Daniel Sokol, founder of Alpha Academic Appeals, in Murmur magazine
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....
Alpha's advice featured in The Murmur magazine
Daniel Sokol gives medical students advice on how to appeal against a decision of the medical school. Read it here....
Alpha featured in The Oxford Student
"Such is the prevalence of academic misconduct, and so high is the number of students accused of cheating each year, that specialist teams of lawyers, such as Alpha Academic Appeals for which Sokol wo...
Alpha features in Times Higher Education
What do you get if you pay an essay writing service £257 for an essay? One of AAA's barristers goes undercover. Read the results here....
AAA appears in The National Student
AAA gives advice to students on what to do if they're accused of cheating. Read it here....
Alpha featured in this month's Virtalent blog
The Virtalent blog features an interview with Dr Daniel Sokol, founder of Alpha Academic Appeals. Read it here....
New article: avoiding the temptation to cheat
Students, avoid the temptation to cheat Dr Daniel Sokol For thousands of university students, the January exams - once so distant - are imminent. A rising sense of panic fills the air. ...
New article: why use a barrister for your university appeal?
Why use a specialist barrister for your student appeal? Barristers are lawyers who are specialist advocates. The Bar Council (https://www.barcouncil.org.uk) states: ‘Barristers provide c...
AAA launches express service for urgent assistance
As some students wait until the last minute before seeking professional help, AAA has recruited an additional barrister to our existing team and launched an express service for urgent work. Exce...
Chris Coyle publishes article on the use of lawyers for Student Wire
On why universities should not dissuade students from using lawyers in their appeals...
AAA LAUNCHES FACEBOOK PAGE
AAA is pleased to announce that we have now launched our Facebook Page Alpha Academic Appeals. We invite you to like and share our page which can be found here...
AAA endorsed by Brunel University
Following our training session on 3rd November 2017, in which representatives of Student Unions across the country were present, the University of Brunel's student union has recommended AAA to student...
