Retained by a broad spectrum of prominent universities and higher education institutions throughout the UK, Pinsent Masons LLP is well-positioned to advise a cross a range of issues including group litigation, acquisitions and disposals of education assets and mergers and collaborations between education providers. The team of ‘specialists’ is additionally equipped to assist new entrants to the market with the process of gaining registration. Victoria Goddard chairs the practice and frequently wins plaudits for her work on development structures for student accommodation projects. Commercial litigator Julian Sladdin is known on the market for his work relating to student mental health and sexual harassment. Gwen Sharp left in January 2023.
Testimonials
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‘The team all are specialists in their particular area of the law and also of the university sector’
‘All are specialists in their area of the law and most significantly also have a large experience of dealing with the university sector.’
Key clients
- Aston University
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Work highlights
- Acting on the High Court case of David Hamon & Others v University College London [2023] which established that a group litigation claim could be stayed by the court for AD
- Acting on the University’s procurement of 1,900 beds of student accommodation on their Falmer campus (West Slope) in partnership with Balfour Beatty.