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Eversheds LLP’s national education practice includes the ‘timely, practical and commercial’ Glynne Stanfield, who assisted in establishing Barnfield College, the first free school sponsored by a further education college. He also advised the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on setting up a Malaysian campus.

Clare Colacicchi’s ‘helpful, clear and prompt’ team at Hewitsons LLP calls on a further eight partners for commercial, property, financial and charities advice. The firm advised in relation to Impington Village College’s conversion to academy status, and the refurbishment of Chapel Court for Jesus College, Cambridge.

Gary Attle oversees a leading higher education practice at Mills & Reeve LLP that provides ‘excellent response times, reasonable fees and focused advice’. The firm is on the new legal panel of the University of Hertfordshire, and acted for new client Chaucer College in 2011.

Taylor Vinters’ ‘balanced, always professional’ education practice gives ‘outstanding advice’, and Christine Berry is ‘very much embedded in the Cambridge ecosystem’. The team advised on the separation of an independent school from a Cambridge college in 2011.

Erika Clarke’s team at Birketts LLP is ‘responsive and understands the needs of clients’. Chris Barker, Kath Herbert and Sara Sayer ‘all provide good, readily understood advice’. Lowestoft Sixth Form College is a client.

Mike Barlow’s team at Leathes Prior provides ‘exemplary service and extremely quick responses’, and acts for clients such as Norwich School and Langley School. ‘Expert employment lawyer’ Dan Chapman, Martin Plowman and the ‘exceptionally personable’ Polly Langford stand out.

Steeles Law LLP’s Richard Bailey is ‘innovative and keeps clients up to date’. The firm is praised for its expertise in converting schools to academy status, and advised Lowestoft College on a £25m sixth form college development.

At Stone King LLP, ‘first-rate communicator’ Roger Inman oversees a specialist schools practice that provides ‘very good-value, dependable advice’. Inman’s specialisms include governance, reorganisation, and pupil/parent matters.

Health

Mills & Reeve LLP fields a ‘responsive team with a strong track record’. Recommended individuals include Gill Thomas, who is ‘invaluable on governance issues’; employment specialist Stuart Craig; litigator Duncan Astill; and property partner Bridget Archibald, who leads the firm’s national LIFT group. Clients include Virgin Care.

Richard Eaton’s team at Birketts LLP is noted for its ‘prompt responses, strength in depth and wide coverage’. The ‘all-round excellent’ Erika Clarke and ‘innovative and accurate’ Chris Barker advise Suffolk PCT and ADL plc.

Eversheds LLP’s Constanze Hewson regularly advises NHS trusts, mental health trusts, and PCTs, as well as overseas clients.

Peter Sheppard’s newly formed health team at Leathes Prior is ‘genuine and enthusiastic’, and advised NES Holdings on multimillion-pound contracts to supply medical services to hospitals.

Local government

Mills & Reeve LLP’s local authorities head Nathan Holden draws on skills across the firm, including the ‘extensive knowledge’ of construction partners Ron Plascow and Ed Callaghan. It advises on property deals, IP, procurement, employment, projects and litigation for clients such as Cambridgeshire County Council and London Borough of Greenwich.

Ashton KCJ’s Bob McGeady and Paul Harris provide planning and policy advice to local authorities.

Eversheds LLP’s national practice advises local authorities including Norwich City Council. It also advised Cambridgeshire Police Authority on member misconduct. Defendant PI specialist Brendan Padfield has many local authority clients.

Hewitsons LLP’s multi-disciplinary team advises Cambridge City Council on planning and construction matters.

Steeles Law LLP’s David Merson continues to advise London Borough of Lambeth both on a 2,000-property mixed-use regeneration scheme requiring compulsory purchase orders, and on the redevelopment of Stockwell Park and Robsart Estate by Community Trust Housing.

At Taylor Vinters, Janet Turner’s multi-disciplinary not-for-profit team provides commercial, planning, property and employment advice to local authorities.

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