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Trinity College and Pharmaceutical Society named in student plagiarism case

Summary

The High Court lifted an anonymity order, allowing Trinity College Dublin and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland to be named in a legal action by a pharmaceutical student who was found to have plagiarised a colleague's work. The student, who remains anonymous, had previously faced two findings of plagiarism and was not placed before a fitness‑to‑practice committee. He is now pursuing action against the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College and the Society. The court, presided over by Mr Justice Garrett Simons, allowed the naming of the respondents but upheld the student's anonymity. The student, in his 20s and two exams from qualification, argues that the fitness‑to‑practice review is unfair for a student and that his academic errors were unintentional. The matter is adjourned to 20 October. The student's legal team maintains that the university's policy treats plagiarism under disciplinary regulations, not fitness‑to‑practice.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Trinity College and Pharmaceutical Society named in student plagiarism case. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• October 20 Adjournment
• September 2023 Adjournment
• 2025-06-30 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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