VWV‘s full-service education group excels in advising universities, academies, and state and independent schools, utilising its wide range of experience to assist with strategic mergers, employment issues, and regulatory compliance, including an array of safeguarding issues and school complaints. Independent schools specialist Barney Northover and academies expert Chloe Brunton lead the team from Bristol, while Tabitha Cave leads the regulatory compliance and safeguarding work. Specialist education employment lawyer Simon Bevan has experience handling industrial relations and strike actions, together with discrimination and recruitment issues. Naseem Nabi is also noted for her experience in employment work, acquisitions and mergers in the education space, while Con Alexander is singled out for his charity expertise.
Testimonials
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- 'A full-service law firm for schools with a wide breadth of experience.'
- 'Chloe Brunton is a client-friendly lawyer who knows the academy sector inside out.'
Key clients
- Bath Spa University
- Bournemouth University
Work highlights
- Advised on the merger of GGLT's five schools into Excalibur Academies Trust.
- Advised Oxford Brookes University on a successful planning appeal to secure outline planning consent for 500 homes and supported the marketing of the Wheatley Campus sale.