Services for Education Sector

At Hunt & Coombs 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

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Anna Spriggs