Peter Cantwell
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLPWomble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP leverages the firm’s full-service capabilities to provide a comprehensive offering that spans the full range of education issues, including property matters, governance and charity law, projects, and employment work. In particular, the group has notable strength advising on Church of England and Catholic school mandates, as well as PFI matters and student accommodation projects. Emma Moody splits her time between the firm’s Leeds and Newcastle offices and co-heads the practice alongside Kevin Robertson, also in Newcastle. Moody is an experienced charities lawyer who advises on constitutional, governance, and regulatory issues, while Robertson is a projects and procurement specialist. Peter Cantwell is the key contact for academy clients.
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‘It is obvious through dealings with the team that they work very much as a team and if one person is not available not only with another member assist but they will have knowledge of your matter.’
'The team and individual expertise is second to none. Response times are first class and our queries which span more than one representative always come back in a structured, well-informed way.'
Key clients
- Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
- Department for Education (DfE)
- LocatEd
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Ebor Academy Trust
- The Education Alliance
- Four Rivers Multi Academy Trust
- Staffordshire University
- Durham University
- Stoke on Trent City Council
- North East Lincolnshire Council
- Unviersities & Colleges Employers Association
- Waterton Academy Trust
- The Constellation Trust
- Liverpool City Council
- Northumberland County Council
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Academy Trust
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Academy Trust
- Skills for Life Trust, Kent
- The Constellation Trust
- Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
Work highlights
- Advised Staffordshire University on its new £100m+ Student Village Project, which comprises the new build of approximately 700 student beds, the construction of a shared hub facility and the subsequent provision of hard facilities management services for an operational period of up to 50 years.
- Advising on the incorporation of the Four Rivers Multi Academy Trust and the anticipated conversion of four founding schools in Stockport.
- Advising Stoke City Council in connection with the expiry of the largest education PFI Project in the UK.
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Kevin Robertson
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kevin Robertson, Emma Moody