Overview

Legally, in relation to the contract between the student and the teaching institution, the student is a consumer, since education is provided by the institution acting as a business to the student, on the institution's standard terms. As a result, provisions in the contract between the student and the institution already have to pass the tests of reasonableness and fairness.

As such, institutions need to be aware that more protection for consumers is on the way as the result of the new Consumer Rights Directive, and students will in due course be able to take advantage of these new rights. Additionally, educational institutions, particularly those with an online presence, will need to keep an eye on developments as to how the Directive will be implemented. 

In this briefing, Eversheds looks at how the new Directive will affect UK Consumer Law and subsequently, the likely impact on the education sector.

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