Law firm says locked-down Manchester students 'may be entitled to claim damages for false imprisonment'

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there is no legal enforcement of the lockdown, but students are being asked to 'do the right thing' and self-isolate.MMU said: "We are unable to prevent our students from leaving the halls, but our students are bright young adults and we trust that they will do the right thing."That statement followed concerns voiced by legal commentators.On Monday, the university said students would be given financial compensation of more than a week's rent.There have been 137 positive cases in a matter of weeks linked to the campuses, leading to around 1,500 students being told not to leave their halls for two weeks, unless it's an emergency.The law firm, in the letter, said students were contacted 'with no advance notice', told they 'must remain in their.