Kerstie Skeaping > Hill Dickinson LLP > Liverpool, England > Lawyer Profile

Advising academies, including single academy trusts and multi-academy trusts, colleges and universities, Hill Dickinson LLP is adept at handling an array of matters including academy conversions, employment issues, admission and exclusions advice, governance work and regulatory issues. Based in Liverpool, the department consists of Luke Green, who focuses on employment and education work in the school space, Joe Orme-Paul, who handles safeguarding, charity, and data protection law, and Kerstie Skeaping, who covers all aspects of employment law. Experienced consultant Iain Campbell assists with litigation and handles regulatory challenges in Manchester.

Led by commercial employment specialist Kerstie Skeaping in Liverpool, Hill Dickinson provides ‘prompt and forthright advice with a commercial twist’. The group acts for companies and national public sector bodies in the full range of employment matters, and has particular expertise in the healthcare and education sectors. In Manchester, Michael Wright is a sought after employment advisor for the NHS nationally, and David Parry provides ‘no-nonsense, expert legal advice‘ in claims for breach of restrictive covenants, misuse of confidential information, and team-moves. Luke Green in Liverpool is highly sought after in the education sector and has ‘very good knowledge of all aspects relating to interaction with trade unions‘. Jeff Middleton moved to DAC Beachcroft LLP in October 2023.