Commercial law firms have failed to be won over by Government proposals to hike university tuition fees, amid fears that mounting student debt will damage diversity efforts. Friederike Heine reports

Fewer than one in four partners are in favour of Government proposals to allow universities to charge students up to £9,000 in fees, with the clear majority of senior lawyers believing it will damage efforts to improve social diversity in commercial law.

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