Relevant Terms & Conditions

Taken from the Enrolement Form and paraphrased / translated to plain English.

Term:

Defined as whichever is sooner out of:

The completion of your FINAL exam (eg MCSE)
Two years after enrolement

The two years can be extended to four (and the four to six, etc) by contacting Advent.

13.1.1-13.1.2 Extent of Liability

Liability includes Any act, failure to act or NEGLIGENCE on the part of Advent

13.4 Liability:

13.4.5 In the case of [failure to provide your course] Advent owe you (the student) the Fee (total cost of the course - NOT just payments made to date)

There is another clause which mentions events out of Advent's "reasonable control" and goes on to mention Administration and liquidation of the company.

So we may have to argue that it was reasonable for Advent to protect against liquidation and to have a reserve of funds (like most other training providers do). Or prove that Advent has been negligent.

If the management told the staff in December that they had £35M turnover then they reasonably should have lasted til the end of January.

The Student Finance Plan also states the following (paraphrased):

'(2) If you have received unsatisfactory goods or services you may have the right to sue us.'

So it looks like we have two options:

1. Take Advent / the Director(s) to court either individually or as a collective and argue that they are in breach of contract.

2. Apply media pressure and publicity and force / 'persuade' Advent / its representatives to refund the students it has either conned (at worst) or neglected (at best).

I like 2 better.

I hope this of use to some of you.

If anyone has more info or suggestions email adventscam@googlemail.com