England - London • Public sector
Bevan Brittan LLP
Bevan Brittan LLP‘s education team provides ’high quality advice and an excellent service‘ across the full range of education matters, with clients such as Swansea University and the University of West London instructing the firm in contentious and non-contentious mandates related to procurements and campus construction projects, student safeguarding issues, educational partnerships, and Equality Act compliance. The nationwide team is co-led by London-based lawyer Virginia Cooper, who acts for universities in sensitive contract disputes and student claims, and employment specialist Ashley Norman, who practices from Birmingham. Educational governance and regulations expert Amy Tschobotko is also recommended.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘The team is response and practical, with an eye toward excellent client care and tenacious care of their client's interest.’
‘High quality advice and excellent service.’
‘Dedicated, highly skilled problem solvers.’
‘Excellent knowledge and extremely personable’
‘Bethan Lloyd always offers excellent advice and has extensive knowledge in the areas we seek advice on.’
Key clients
- Cardiff and Vale College
- Cogrammar
- De Montfort University
- Newbury College of Further Education
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Swansea University
- Trinity College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- University of West London
- University of York
Work highlights
- Advised the University of York on its design competition for a new state of the art Student Centre at the Heslington Campus in York.
- Acted for the University of Oxford in a claim commenced by a former student for alleged breaches of the Equality Act 2010.
- Advised further education client Newbury College on a number of commercial property transactions relating to its campus in Newbury.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Virginia Cooper, Ashley Norman