Tuition fees ruling could question legality of university charges

In landmark case, two students claim fee rise represents breach of right to free education enshrined in Human Rights Act



The high court is to rule on whether ministers acted legally in allowing universities to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year from this autumn.

In November, two teenagers took the government to court, arguing that the decision to almost treble fees contravened human rights and equality legislation.

Callum Hurley and Katy Moore, who were both 17 at the

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