Education

At your service

Mace & Jones' dedicated Education Division offers a genuinely comprehensive legal service, bringing together specialist expertise from across the firm to offer a turnkey solution to the sector.

We act for a wide range of education clients, including various private and state schools, sixth form colleges, further education colleges, Universities and local education authorities.

Many of our solicitors also act for corporate, healthcare, local authority and other public service clients, combining their commercial expertise with substantial experience in the sector.

Our main areas of expertise are:

Specialist Education Services

Governance and regulatory compliance
Academic collaborations
Charity law
Student conduct and discipline
Grants & contracts
Funders & loans

Estate

Estate Management
Commercial leases
Planning & environmental law
Construction & development projects

Employment and HR

Recruitment & termination
Policies, procedure & contractual documentation
Health & Safety
TUPE
Employment Tribunals
Pensions

Corporate

Intellectual property protection and exploitation
Spin-outs, spin-ins and subsidiary companies
Income generation
Commercial contracts
Procurement law
Banking & finance
Insurance

Educational Mergers and Reorganisations

Due Diligence exercises
Constitutional reorganisations
Employment terms amalgamation
Pensions issues
Trade Union negotiations
Supplier rationalisations
Risk Management advice