Services for Education Sector
At hc solicitors, we provide legal services for a number of local educational bodies ranging from high-ranking private schools to religious education providers. The services that we can provide include:
- providing contracts for general purposes - for example fees agreements, premises hire, catering and computer provision. Well constructed contracts help to protect your interests when disputes or misunderstandings arise
- advising you on employment matters to ensure that you comply with the legal requirements for recruiting and managing your staff and avoid costly disputes
- legal compliance - helping you to comply with legislation on matters including money laundering, data protection, school trips, insurances, bullying and harrassment, health and safety etc
- internal reviews and enquiries on matters such as accusations of sexual assault or sudden deaths
- fees recovery - we can help you to review your fees collection procedures to avoid problems arising and to recover fees when problems arise
- helping you with mergers or acquistions and strategy reviews
- assisting with commercial financing
- making sure that your intellectual property is properly protected
- dealing with child protection matters including helping with investigations and liaising with the authorities on your behalf and managing media interest
- buying, selling, leasing and renting property for premises and investment
- advising you on the charitable status of your school and the implications of managing a charity
Contact
Anna Spriggs
