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7/21/2019 Takedown Notice from Cardiff Metropolitan University to Jonathan Bishop
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7/21/2019 Takedown Notice from Cardiff Metropolitan University to Jonathan Bishop
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Defamatory statements
e
take issue with the following statements within the Articles.
The First Article
Even though [Oliver} Bilton took the substances unknowingly, he now faces ining string of
students that have been withdrawn from their studies at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
This statement is untrue.
Read in conjunction with the remainder of the First Article, the meaning of the words is to suggest that
a large number of students have been withdrawn (or excluded) from studies by the University pursuant
to its disciplinary procedures. This is unsubstantiated and
is
false.
First, it is a matter
of
public record that the student
in
question was suspended from all sport for a
period of two years following
an
anti-doping rule violation. Whilst it would be inappropriate to comment
in
relation to any disciplinary process which may
be
followed as a consequence of th
is
determination, it
is certainly true that the student has not been withdrawn from his studies.
Further, the suggestion that the University has a blanket policy
of
withdrawing or excluding students
in
circumstances such as this is false and is damaging to our client's reputation as it suggests a course
of conduct which the reader will assume to be unfair and arbitrary.
Dean of Students Rob Cummings, who was himself recently investigated for miscondu t ....
This statement is untrue.
Mr Cummings has never been investigated for misconduct.
A complaint was previously made by you alleging that Mr Cummings had acted inappropriate ly. As
you are aware, that complaint was fully
and
properly investigated and ultimately dismissed on the
basis that it was entirely without merit.
There was no separate investigation into the conduct of Mr Cummings.
This statement
is
accordingly clearly defamatory
in
circumstances where
yo
u are fully aware that it
is
untrue.
Cardiff Metropolitan University recently denied that it spent its [sic] over 600,000 legal costs on
handling student complaints, including hiring high powered law firm Hugh James Solicitors.
This statement is, once again, untrue.
There has been no such denial.
nd
eed, you have previously made a Freedom of Information Act request seeking information in
relation to the amount spent
by
the University
on
legal fees.
n response you were notified that some 606,487.50 was spent on legal fees f rom 2010 to 2014,
being the total legal spend across the University
in
that period.
If any of those costs were incurred
in
dealing with student complaints, the precise amount
is
unknown
on the basis that such information is not recorded .
The contextualisa tion of the statement also conveys a false meaning and wrongly suggests that
th
e
University has failed to act in a transparent manner.
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Oliver Bi/ton 's future in sport looks uncertain, but
if
Cardiff Metropolitan University's student
disciplinary record according to statistics from the Office
of
the Independent Adjudicator for Higher
Education's is anything to go by, he will not have a future there.
The meaning of the words clearly suggests that the Universitys student disciplinary procedures are
unfair. There is no justification for this statement and the basis on which it is made is not set out.
In particular, no statistics are available from the Office
of
the Independent Adjud icator for Higher
Education specifically relating to disciplinary action concern ing students. As such, whi lst you may
seek to assert that this statement amounts to a comment. the facts on which the comment was made
are incorrect. The statement is accordingly defamatory and damaging to our client s reputation.
The Second Article
It has been revealed that many doctoral students at a Welsh university are going without essential
annual reviews of their studies, including in relation to the progress of their work and their training
requirements.
Postgraduate research students, many receiving studentships through
ta
xpayer are not having the
right amount
of
support at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Ian Doyle is spokesman
fo
r Cardiff
Metropolitan University. There are number of PGR studentsh ips who have fallen into a limbo
category of neither being enrolled, suspended
or
withdrawn, he admitted. It is recommended
th
at a
review of the management processes of PGR students is undertaken with particular reference to the
funding status and funding regulations of those students undertaking study in HEFCW funded areas.
The clear meaning
of
these statements is that students are being prejudiced by failings in relation to
monitoring requirements and a lack
of
support on the part
of
the Universit
y.
This is false and without
merit.
This is extremely damaging to our client s reputation upon which it relies to attract post-g raduate
students.
Mr Doyle is wrongly held out as a spokesman for the University in relation to this issue when in fact the
quoted text relates to a specific investigation of a complaint made by you,
in
relation to wh ich Mr Doyle
was the investigating officer.
The excerpt quoted relates specifically
to
students who have suspended their studies and to their
status pending re-enrolment at the end
of
a specified timeframe. In that period, no monitoring reviews
are necessary.
There is accordingly no evidence whatsoever to support your assertions that students a
re
g
oi
ng
without essential annual reviews
of
their studies and not having the right amount
of
suppo
t
which
are false and misleading.
Action you are
now
required to take
For the reasons set out the above, statements within the Articles are untrue and constitute a serious libel
of
our
client.
You are of course aware that
in
relation
to
the previous publications refe rred to abo
ve
our cl ient was prepared
to refrain from taking legal action aga inst you provided the defamatory statements in question were removed
from the Website.
e
are instructed that our client is once again willing not to pursue this matter prov ided: i) the content referred
to is immediately removed; and
ii
) you undertake to refrain from re-publishing these statements, or anything
substantively similar, in the future.
Should you fail to
do
so. our client will serve a formal letter before claim leading inevitab
ly
to court
proceed ings.
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In
particular, our client is justifiably concerned that you seem to be intent on pursuing a course of conduct
deliberately intended to harm its reputation. This ca nnot be allowed to persist in abeyance.
Notwithstanding our comments above with reference to our cl ient s preparedness to not ta ke matters further in
this instance (if the stated conditions are met, we accordingly put you on notice that ou r client wi
ll
not look
favourably
on
future publications containing similarly untrue, defamatory statements and will immediately
ta
ke
steps to enforce its rights.
We must ask you to let us have a reply by Friday, 1OJuly 2015 at the very latest. In the meantime it should
be
clearly understood that our clie
nt
reserves all its rights in this matter.
Yours faithfully
t LLP
lk ~ LLP
En c.
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It has been reveal
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that many doctoral stud ents at a
Welsh university are
going without
essential annual
reviews of their studies, including in re lation to the
progr
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work
an
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Postgraduate research stu dents , many rece iving
students
hip
s through taxpayer are not having the
right
amount of support at Cardiff Metropo li tan Univers ity. Ian
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Postgraduate research students, many receivi ng
studentships through taxpayer are not having the right
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numbe
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which contained prohibited substances. Popular student,
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lton, who
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Cardiff Me tropolitan
Un iversity s rugby team, was found
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A
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have his life
turned
upside down by the higher education
institution after
he mistakenly
took
sports
suppliments
which contained prohibited substances.
Popular student, Oliver Bilton, who has played for Cardiff
Metropolitan
University's
rugby
team, was found
during
a
routine
and
voluntary drugs
test
to
have taken
supplements containing
Oxandro
lone and metabolite
Epioxandrolone.
Even though
Bilton
took the
substances
unknowingly
, he
now
faces
joining
a
string
of
student
s
that
have been
withdrawn from
their studies
at
Cardiff
Metropolitan
Un i
versity
. Dean
of
Students Rob
Cummings,
who was
himself
recently investigated for misconduct, says the
university
takes a
tough
line on such issu
es
. The
University has a
disciplinary
procedure which is used in
such cas es, and specifically covers
the
mi suse
of
drugs,
he said . '
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s
can
lead
to
a range
of
sanctions being
applied
including
pe
rmanent
exclusion.
Cardiff
Metropolitan
Univers i
ty
recently denied that
it
spent its over
600,000
legal cost s on handling
student
complaint
s,
including hiring high
powered law firm
Hugh James
So
li citors. Oliver Bilton 's futu re in
sport
looks uncertain ,
but i f Cardiff
Metropolitan
University' s
student
disciplinary record according to statistics from
the Office
of
the I
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ndent Adjudicator
for
Higher
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