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Education

Walker Morris LLP

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Walker Morris LLP boasts a ‘friendly, approachable and willing to help’ education practice, and advises a diverse range of clients, including higher and further education providers, academies, and private education institutions. The team is skilled at handling matters across campus redevelopments, real estate, procurement, and governance work. Jules Harbage leads the practice, and has a focus on contentious and non-contentious construction and building matters. Alex Jones is key to the team, and is skilled at handling complex disputes in the sector.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘All of the people I have worked with at Walker Morris have been friendly, approachable and willing to help. You need to be able to rely on your solicitors and to trust them, which I do with Walker Morris.’

  • ‘I have found them to be attentive to our needs, provide a scope of services to meet our requirements, explain matters in a clear and concise manner, proactive in dealing with matters, and are a professional and friendly team.'

  • ‘They ensure that we as the client fully understand the contents of the documents, and explain in simple terms why they have given the advice that they have. Naturally at the end of the day, it is us as the client who have to make the final decision, but in all these years we have found that the advice given has always protected our interest.'

Key clients

  • Leeds Arts University
  • Burnley College
  • Dorrington Academy Trust
  • Eveleigh Link Academy Trust
  • Every Child Matters Academy Trust
  • Excel Academy Partnership Trust
  • Findel Education
  • Giles Academy
  • Hartwell Primary School
  • Hoyland Common Academy Trust
  • Innovate Multi Academy Trust
  • King Edward Vi Education Trust

Work highlights

Provided legal support and negotiation on behalf of Burnely College associated with development works for its £17.4m expansion plan of the college campus covering its Industry Hub centre expansion and new University Courses building.
Provided continued advice to EQUANS Regeneration Limited in relation to a £200m student accommodation scheme at the University of Birmingham's Pritchatts Park campus
Advised Endless LLP, a UK based private equity investor and the Management Team, on the sale ofFindel Education, a market leader within UK educational resources supplies.

Practice head

Jules Harbage

Other key lawyers

Alex Jones