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Trowers & Hamlins LLP

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The education team at Trowers & Hamlins LLP excels at handling governance and real estate work for its client base, which encompasses private schools, academies, charities, and local education authorities. The practice is particularly well-regarded for providing project and real estate advice to the Department for Education on the development of new schools across the country, and it also regularly assists with PFI projects and school constructions in the UK and abroad. Experienced commercial lawyer Amardeep Gill, who is based in Birmingham, co-leads the practice with London-based projects and procurement expert Assad Maqbool. The duo have also led the practice toward an increasingly diverse workload involving school mergers and sales, academy conversions, and corporate contract matters. The team is further bolstered by the expertise of Patrick Morris, a key contact for his advice on educational developments.

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Key clients

  • Caterham School
  • Department for Education
  • Dudley College
  • Kent County Council
  • LocatED
  • London Borough of Brent
  • London Borough of Enfield
  • London Borough of Hillingdon
  • London Borough of Southwark
  • Text Help Limited
  • The Disabilities Trust

Work highlights

  • Advised the London Borough of Brent on the conversion of the JFS school to a new academy by reviewing and proposing amendments to the PFI Agreements and other original project documents and by drafting 'public sector' interface agreements to enable a new corporate body to replace the existing governing body.
  • Advised Caterham School on a number of different matters, including in relation to the establishment of trading subsidiaries and in relation to a merger with a smaller charity.
  • Acted for the DfE, particularly the department responsible for the development across the country of new build free schools as well as the Priority School Building Project, on the drafting and negotiation of building contracts as well as numerous acquisitions and leases.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Assad Maqbool, Amardeep Gill

Other key lawyers

Patrick Morris