Education
Michelmores has extensive experience of the education sector, having advised Higher and Further Education Institutions, and schools (both private and public) for many years. Our Education team comprises lawyers from various practice areas with specific expertise in the issues affecting schools, colleges and universities.
Areas of Practice:
- Complaints & appeals
- Dispute resolution
- Education commercial agreements
- Employment
- Governance & Charities
- Intellectual property
- Joint Ventures & financing
- Plagiarism & supervision
- Projects & procurement
- Real estate
- Student & pupil Discipline
The Education team focuses on building close relationships with our education sector clients and provides practical legal advice on a wide range of matters, including:
- Defending a large scale group action relating to the pension rights of part time Further Education workers
- Contentious employment matters, such as allegations of breach of contract, wrongful and unfair dismissal, unlawful discrimination and whistleblowing
- Procurement, funding, construction and operation of a new Innovation Centre on a University campus
- Exploitation of various IP rights for a revenue stream, IP spin out matters and internal IP procedures
- Various PFI and PPP projects for schools and universities
- Obtaining the registration of the Nuclear Education Trust in an application described as 'novel' by the Charity Commision
For details on our Charities and Social Enterprise expertise click here.
