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UAL occupiers kicked out but spared costs
Bosses agree to deal after month-long protest

STUDENT activists left a four-week-long occupation against education cuts with their heads held high yesterday after an injunction order was granted to University of the Arts London (UAL).

Scores of supporters assembled outside London’s High Court Rolls Building in solidarity with the 15 students named in the legal action.

University management struck a deal under which the occupiers are spared court costs and disciplinary procedures, but which bans student protests on campus.

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