Andrew Hurst > Schofield Sweeney > Bradford, England > Lawyer Profile
Schofield Sweeney Offices
CHURCH BANK HOUSE
CHURCH BANK
BRADFORD
BD1 4DY
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Andrew Hurst
Work Department
Construction and Projects
Position
Partner specialising in innovative projects who has recently completed a major schools redevelopment project and the transfer from a local authority to a charitable cultural trust of a recently completed city centre theatre. Andrew leads a team which has undertaken over 160 academy conversions, and are currently engaged in further conversions, the formation of free schools and schools redevelopment projects, as well as providing ongoing advice to 100 plus schools.
Career
Trained Walker Morris and Coles Bradford; qualified 1978; partner Walker Morris, Bradford and Leeds; partner Schofield Sweeney 2003. Andrew has advised central government departments on the role of the not-for-profit sector in service delivery. Andrew contributed to various publications in private finance, housing and educational publications.
Memberships
Law Society.
Education
Loughborough Grammar School; Selby Grammar School; Manchester Polytechnic (1974 BA Law).
Leisure
Trustee MIND in Bradford. Governor at a local primary school, motorcycling, travel, skiing and history.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
Schofield Sweeney is particularly active in the education sector, advising academies, private colleges, and schools on all relevant charity law matters. Areas of expertise include the academy conversion process, the establishment of free schools, and mergers and re-organisations. Andrew Hurst leads the team from Bradford. Hurst is experienced in issues of development and governance within the charity sector. Founding partner Chris Schofield is a key name.
Yorkshire and the Humber > Public sector > Education
Praised for its ‘exceptional combination of expertise, innovation, and client-focused approach’, Schofield Sweeney‘s far-reaching practice advises across academy conversions, land acquisitions and disposals, and education health care plans. Karen Crutchley, who chairs the practice from the firm’s Leeds office, counts the drafting and reviewing of commercial documents among her practice strengths. Bradford-based Andrew Hurst‘s longstanding experience in the education sector includes assisting with development schemes for schools. ‘Outstanding practitioner’ Simon Shepherd conducts his own advocacy in Employment Tribunals in cases such as discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal. Tina Morris is well-versed in issues related to academy conversions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Charities and not-for-profit Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client
- Education Yorkshire and the Humber > Public sector
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms