A US litigation funder is bankrolling massive lawsuits against UK schools on behalf of students seeking tuition reimbursement for remote classes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
TRGP Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in the roughly 140,000 claims against 18 UK universities, according to a lawyer involved in the cases. University College London, London School of Economics, and University of Manchester are among the schools accused of charging full tuition for lower quality, remote education after classes moved online.
“The only way they could be brought was if they were financed,” said Shimon Goldwater, a partner at Asserson Law Office, said ...
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