Browne Jacobson LLP fields a market-leading public sector practice with a national reputation. The firm’s distinct teams include lawyers with specialist knowledge and understanding of the education, government, and health sectors. Gerard Hanratty is an expert on the public law obligations of healthcare clients and an active inquiries lawyer, working for health bodies. Mark Blois is a recognised authority on education law, while Peter Ware specialises in local government commercial matters and is highly regarded for his public procurement work. Clients from the health and government sectors instruct Laura Hughes on a variety of complex and high-profile matters.
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Key clients
Accord Multi Academy Trust
Achievement Through Collaboration Trust
An Daras Multi Academy Trust
Ansford Academy Trust
Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
Aspire Education Trust
Bath & Wells Diocesan Academy Trust
Beckfoot Trust
Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Believe Academy Trust
Bright Futures Educational Trust
Brooke Weston Trust
Central RSA Academies Trust
Champion Education Trust
Changing Lives Learning Trust
Cheshire Academies Trust
Chiltern Learning Trust
Chorus Education Trust
Coast Academies Trust
Coleg Sir Gar
Colyton Grammar School
Community Inclusive Trust
Consilium Academies
Cornwall Education Trust
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust
Cumbria Education Trust
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust
David Ross Education Trust
Department for Education (RPA)
Diocese of Bristol Academy Trust
Diocese of Middlesbrough
Diocese of Salisbury Multi Academy Trust
Diocese of Westminster
Diverse Academies Trust
Durrington Multi Academy Trust
E-ACT
Ebor Academies Trust
Education Learning Trust
Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
Empower Trust
Exmouth Academy Trust
Falcon Education Academies Trust
Falmouth Multi Academy Trust
Finham Park Multi Academy Trust
Flying High Trust
GLF Schools
Great Heights Academy Trust
Great Schools Trust
Greengate Academy Trust
Greenwood Academies Trust
Hayes School
Heathercombe Brake Trust
Heathfield School
Hope Sentamu Learning Trust York
Horrington Primary School
Humber Education Trust
Iron Mill College
Kernow Learning
Keswick School Multi-Academy Trust
Kings Langley School
Leading Edge Academies Partnership
Learner Engagement and Achievement Partnership MAT
Learning Accord Multi-Academy Trust
Leodis Multi-Academy Trust
Lighthouse Schools Partnership
Linwood School
Lion Academy Trust
Lion Education Trust
Lionheart Academies Trust
Loxford School Trust
Meridian Trust
Mercian Trust
Northern Education Trust
Northern Star Academy Trust
North West Academies Trust
Oak Learning Partnership
Osprey Learning Trust
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Trust
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Preston Primary Academy Trust
Quantock Multi Academy Trust
Raedwald Trust
REAch2 Academy Trust
Ringwood School
Rodillian Multi Academy Trust
Salford Diocese
Sea View Trust
Severn Foundation
Shaw Education Trust
Spencer Academies Trust
SS Simon and Jude C of E Multi Academy Trust
Steyning Grammar School
St Joseph’s Catholic MAT
Tees Valley Collaborative Trust
The Castle Partnership
Teaching Regulation Agency
The Enquire Learning Trust
The First Federation
The Inspire Multi Academy Trust
The Levels Academy Trust
The Sentient Trust
The True Learning Partnership
The Young Engagement Schools Trust
Thomas Deacon Education Trust
Timberley Academy Trust
Three Saints Academy Trust
Transform Trust
Trewirgie Junior School
Trinity Multi Academy Trust
Twynham Learning
Uffculme Academy Trust
University of Winchester Academy Trust
Ventrus Limited
Warrington Primary Academy Trust
Wessex Learning Trust
Wessex Multi Academy Trust
Westcountry Schools Trust
Westfield School
Wimbourne Academy Trust
Ventrust Limited
Vision MAT
White Rose Academies Trust
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter Ware, Mark Blois, Gerard Hanratty