Artificial Intelligence
United Kingdom
07 August 2025
Shoosmiths LLP’s education practice focuses on investments into schools, including private equity investment, and advising on property portfolios of education clients. The practice is well-regarded in the educational technology sector, supporting schools and the wider education sector. The practice is jointly headed by Amit Nayyar in London, Sean Wright in Solent and Daniel Shilvock in Birmingham, who leads the corporate aspects of the education practice. Real estate specialist Mehar Patel advises clients on a range of matters, such as acquisition, disposal and development of school sites, real estate financing and management of client’s property portfolios.
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Testimonials
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- 'Well resourced firm but with a personal touch.'
- 'The people in the team take the time to understand how we work and they act almost as though they were part of an in-house team. Sean Wright, Ali Triptree, Emma Livesey, Beth Jenkins, Mehar Patel are all outstanding.'
Key clients
- Dukes Education Group
- Dukes Education Limited
- CSFC Limited (Cardiff Sixth Form College)
- GEMS Education
Work highlights
Advised Dukes Education on the acquisition of Notting Hill Preparatory School, together with its subsidiary company The Acorn Nursery School.
Advised CSFC Limited (Cardiff Sixth Form College) on the purchase of a property to be used as a new college teaching campus in the Cardiff Bay area, and another property in the vicinity to be used an accommodation block to be used by the college.
Advised GEMS Education on the sale of Sherfield School, a well-established educational private institution in Sherfield-on-Loddon, to Education in Motion (EiM).
Practice head
Amit Nayyar; Sean Wright; Daniel Shilvock
Other key lawyers
Mehar Patel