I'm a student drop-out. Can I be chased for my debt? [LBC Legal Hour]

[@colinward1007]

"A friend"....yeah ok mate.

[@MrBobsmith34]

He said the 'friend' was not a UK resident or citizen. You can never be 100% sure but the guy calling has a standard southern English middle class accent (sounds 100% like he was brought up in UK and is almost certainly a citizen) so my guess is it is a 'friend'.

[@coderider3022]

Knew the contract terms, got the benefits then decided he didn’t want to “pay” when it didn’t suit him ? Getting judgments converted or enforced outside England isn’t easy. Daniel made that sound easy via boxes and it’s definitely not.

[@jacobprice2579]

Translation: My “friend” took out a contract and got loads of money, but didn’t want to hold up his side of the agreement and now wants to know if he can just get out of it by skipping the country.

[@David-j9h9g]

im calling "on behalf of a frioend" lolz

[@MrBobsmith34]

He said the 'friend' was not a UK resident or citizen. You can never be 100% sure but the guy calling has a standard southern English middle class (sounds 100% like he was brought up in UK) so my guess is it is a 'friend'.

[@JSU1984]

He already answered the question😅

[@paulcollyer801]

It was Actually a very good question, almost a legal school moot point type. Nice

[@TheCaptScarlett]

...and breathe

[@MrAcook1985]

Basically I wanna get out of uni and not pay a penny back thats been given to me, can I get away with it. Answer, no lol

[@t1ber1an]

the gist of the question is can he get away with it Lol

[@xbriskx]

Friend of yours yeah, why would you ring up about someone else's problems lol.

[@coderider3022]

Yeah, knows his ”friend” very well.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

because the friend has moved back overseas?

[@MrBobsmith34]

He said the 'friend' was not a UK resident or citizen. You can never be 100% sure but the guy calling has a standard southern English middle class accent (sounds 100% like he was brought up in UK and is almost certainly a citizen) so my guess is it is a 'friend'.

[@icikle]

Does this guy breathe?

[@languageoffootball]

The chances of the institution getting a judgment and enforcing the same are very low. Presumably there are reasons why he didn’t want to carry on which might mean the institution are in breach of their obligations. This will almost certainly be written off.

[@jacobprice2579]

That is absolute nonsense. English institutions, particularly educational ones, regularly enforce judgements against students all over the world for a wide variety of reasons. The exact requirement varies from country to country, but for most of the countries where the majority of international students come from (China, the US, India, Saudi Arabia etc.), any educational institution that accepts students from those countries will have well established procedures here. They will have contacts in the students home country and be familiar with the laws on both sides. Furthermore, I can promise you this won’t be the first time they’ve had to deal with this situation with any of those countries. Basically, British higher education is amongst the best in the world and the wealthy of most countries send their children to be educated here for a reason. As universities are effectively subsidised by the government, when international students default on fees it is usually the government that ends up paying the bill. Therefore, we have very well established relationships with most countries allowing universities to pursue judgements internationally. I have personally witnessed judgements in English courts be enforced in China, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the US. And my experience is not exhaustive.

[@CEO786]

I think all dossing students should have their student loans written off, this should only apply to those based in the uk ❤

[@MrWillyMrBrightside]

All English loans are after 30 years

[@CEO786]

@@MrWillyMrBrightsideit depends when your student loan was taken. After 2006’you pay up until you reach pension age.

[@MrWillyMrBrightside]

@@CEO786 What really? Well that's mine never getting repaid hahahaha

[@MrWillyMrBrightside]

@@CEO786 I checked and any pre-Sept 06 loans are written off at 65, any loans after that are written off at 65 or after 25 years, whichever comes first. Mine was 2012

[@Destroyhamasscum]

It’s a scam …..