The petition for judicial review at the Court of Session in Edinburgh being launched by Birmingham-based practice, Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), throws up the possibility that Michael Russell, the Education Secretary, might have to give evidence in defence of his Government's policy.
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Legal bid over SNP university fees move
LAWYERS will launch court action as early as next month to stop the SNP Government's controversial policy of enabling Scottish universities to charge English students up to £9000 a year in tuition fees while home students pay nothing, The Herald can reveal.
