Regulatory, public law and commercial disputes group.

Head of education and governance. Gary leads the firm’s national practice in the higher education sector, which advises on all areas where universities need legal advice, ranging from spin outs to student accommodation developments to international joint ventures. His own specialist area relates to governance and student issues. Gary’s recent work involves advising universities on allegations of research misconduct, the student-university legal relationship, the regulatory framework for higher education, defamation and freedom of speech. Many of his matters have an international element to them.

Trained Mills & Reeve; developed specialist practice in the law relating to higher education, advising on several test cases and policy matters; partner 1999. Director, Higher Education Academy. Publications: Education Case Reports; consultant editor to Farrington and Palfreyman’s ‘Law of Higher Education’ (2006).

Education Law Association.

Westbourne High School, Ipswich; Lincoln College, Oxford University (1989 Jurisprudence First Class; finals prize for contract law). Harvard Business School (leading professional firms program).

Cycling, tennis, family, reading, the arts and sciences.