With expertise in real estate transactions in the education sector, Trowers & Hamlins LLP’s education department also handles school acquisitions, governance, contracts, procurement, as well as employment and pensions matters. Its work also covers charities and taxation and it advises on the powers and policies of local authorities concerning the provision for SEND. The group is jointly headed by Assad Maqbool in London and Amardeep Gill in Birmingham. While Gill advises on commercial aspects of transactions and on academy and free school initiatives, Patrick Morris is adept in investment, development and regeneration in the education sector.
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Key clients
- London Borough of Southwark
- Outcomes First Group
- Department for Education / Secretary of State for Education
- LocatED
- Kent County Council
- Esland Group
- Graven Hill Village Development Company
- Team Teach
Work highlights
- Advised the DfE and LocatED on the construction and property aspect of over 100 schools projects from acquisition to refurbishment or new build (permanent and temporary).
- Acted for the Outcomes First Group in their acquisition of sites countrywide for the ambitious expansion of their specialist schools for autistic children and children with complex needs.
- Assisting Team Teach in a business transformation which has involved the team becoming involved in redesigning a number of business processes and agreements as part of Team Teach's digitalisation and review of its current contractual structure.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Assad Maqbool, Amardeep Gill