The High Court overturned a record £585,000 fine (72-page / 974KB PDF) imposed on the University of Sussex by the Office for Students (OfS), which had claimed the university’s governing documents failed to uphold freedom of speech and academic freedom. The decision, by Mrs Justice Lieven, criticised the regulator for its ‘closed mind’ approach in dealing with the investigation, and not looking into whether the alleged breaches had been remedied before the fine was issued.