The Court of Discipline met on 29 July 2004 to consider a charge brought by the University Advocate on a complaint by the Senior Proctor against an undergraduate member of the University. The members of the Court were: Lord Mustill (Chairman), Dr A. Abulafia, Mrs N. Blanning, Dr G. Jondorf, and Professor I. M. Hutchings. Mr I. Troupe acted as Clerk of the Court with Ms M. Passchier as his deputy. The Chairman accepted the defendant's request that the Court should sit in camera.
The defendant was charged with offences contrary to Regulation 6 of the General Regulations for Discipline in that the candidate had used unfair means in a half paper submitted as part of a Part I Examination in 2004. The defendant denied the charge. The Advocate outlined the circumstances of the case. The defendant's representative presented the defendant's case. The Court concluded that the charges brought by the Advocate were proved. The Court imposed a penalty where the half paper was to be re-marked to the minimum mark that would still enable the defendant to progress to honours.