Stone King LLP‘s team fields expertise in governance, SEN, employment, and property matters across the full education spectrum. Richard Freeth specialises in SEN, admissions, exclusions, and disability discrimination matters. Chris Emm leads on education property matters, while Tom Morrison has national education sector and further education expertise. Jean Boyle has a focus on employment, governance, and strategic education advice. Emm, Boyle and Morrison co-head alongside Stephen Ravenscroft.
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Key clients
- Corinium Education Trust
- Oadby, Wigston and Leicestershire Schools Academy Trust
- Redhill Academy Trust
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- David Ross Education Trust
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Dudley Academies Trust
- Nottingham College
- Brooke Weston Trust
- The Sheffield College
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Sixth Form Colleges Association
Work highlights
Advised Oadby, Wigston and Leicestershire Schools Academy Trust on the expansion of the New Lubbesthorpe School. The work covered a new extension, freehold transfer to the local authority, construction and lease to the client.
Advising Ormiston Academies Trust on a number of matters in relation to property work for their portfolio of 40-50 schools, and provided estate management advice on a range of disposals, acquisitions and landlord and tenant matters.
Advising Anglian Learning on the transfer of Staploe Education Trust: a Multi Academy Trust transfer into the client, Anglian Learning. This involved four separate school sites, acquired by the client.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Jean Boyle; Tom Morrison; Stephen Ravenscroft; Chris Emm
Other key lawyers
Richard Freeth