Education

Our lawyers invest in long-term client relationships and in understanding the policy, regulatory and commercial context our clients need to operate within.

As market-leading advisors to the sector, here are some examples of our work:

• Strategy and conduct of matters: We advise on new institutions, commercial operations, acquisitions, finance/banking, campus redevelopment, student disciplinary issues, research misconduct, FOI and data protection issues, equality and human rights, consumer law, immigration compliance, fitness to practise, pensions and employment issues, charity law, education regulation, procurement, health and safety/inquests, mergers and restructuring, student union issues, litigation.
• International issues: We collaborate with overseas partners, set up international campuses and handle contentious matters involving jurisdictions around the world. We guided London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in acquiring African research units and advise King’s College London on its international collaborations.
• Bonds and private placements: We have developed these for the universities of Cambridge, Cardiff, Durham, Manchester and Southampton, and a number of leading schools.
• Student accommodation projects: Work in this area includes a £130million project for the University of Hull in collaboration with student accommodation provider, UPP and a £90million project for UCL.
• Mergers: We helped the Institute of Education merge with University College London. We advised on the merger between St George's, University of London and City, University of London to create a 'health powerhouse'.
• Academies: We have acted for Academies Enterprise Trust and London Academies Enterprise Trust on every one of their academy conversions and rebrokerages.

We act for over 120 education institutions, including universities, colleges, independent schools and academies. Clients having received our education legal advice include:

• University of Cambridge
• Birmingham City University
• The Royal Veterinary College
• The University of Manchester
• The British Council
• The Association of Colleges
• Bolton College
• Academies Enterprise Trust
• Uppingham School

Education blog: bringing together the latest public, private and charity law updates for the education sector.

We are also a corporate partner to the Higher Education Policy Institute, the only independent UK HE policy think tank.