R v Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (Dr Bentley's Case)

Facts

The university deprived Dr Bentley of his degrees without giving him a chance to answer.

Issue

Was the deprivation valid?

Held

No. The degrees were restored.

Principle

A person must be heard before being punished. The court said even God heard Adam before he was punished.

Why it matters

An early statement of audi alteram partem.

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