VWV‘s higher and further education group assists clients in a wide array of matters, such as technology procurement, regulatory issues, and real estate matters. Additionally, the department acts for clients in legacy protection matters and internal disciplinary investigations. In Birmingham, Jane Byford heads the team and is adept in contentious and non-contentious employment and HR work, while Kris Robbetts is the key contact for student matters, and Morag Roddick handles not for profit joint ventures and collaboration projects. In London, Bob Fahy and Michael Halsey cover a range of employment work for the firm’s university clients. The head of the charities team, Paul Voller , advises charities and institutions on various corporate, commercial, governance and regulatory issues. Also covering charity law, as well as regulation and governance is Rachel Tonkin.
Testimonials
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- 'The employment team for universities is very knowledgeable about the sector. The regulatory and disputes teams are also on the panel for insurers used by the higher education sector which is helpful when dealing with insured cases.'
- 'Michael Halsey has provided tireless support with several complex employment cases occurring simultaneously.'
Key clients
- Bath Spa University
- Bournemouth University
Work highlights
- Advising University of Bristol on its procurement of a state-of-the-art national AI supercomputing research facility, known as Isambard-AI, which will be amongst the most powerful supercomputers in the world and will be used by academic and research industry organisations.
- Advised Bath Spa University on the acquisition and development of its London campus and its related joint venture with an FE College to establish a University Centre there.