"There is no personal criticism of Dr Washbrook. Our target is on the university's back for allowing this to happen," Mallalieu told the court.Siddiqui, who trained as a solicitor after college, suffers from depression and insomnia, which he links to his "disappointing examination results".Oxford University had argued that the claim was baseless and should be struck out because of the over 16 years that had passed since Siddiqui graduated.Professor Alan Smithers, an education expert at Buckingham University , told the newspaper: "This is a test case and in future universities will have to ensure that what they do stands up to critical inspection in the courts. In the past, universities have been quite cavalier about the quality of their teaching. "If Mr Siddiqui wins, this will open the door to a flood of other students who do not think they got the degree they deserved because of issues about the teaching they received. "Oxford University has declined to comment on the latest judgement so far.

Source: Times of India January 22, 2017 13:26 UTC