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Wrigleys Solicitors LLP

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Wrigleys Solicitors LLP boasts a ‘fantastic, highly knowledgeable education team’, that works closely with local authority schools, academies, and further and higher education institutions on a range of issues, including academy conversions, special educational needs issues, and regulatory and funding educational matters. Chris Billington leads the team that has a ’deep knowledge of the higher education sector’, specialising in governance, partnerships, and funding issues. Tim Wrigley is key to the team, and is noted alongside Alacoque Marvin.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very knowledgeable around even niche areas of law. Thorough, timely and easy to work with.’

  • ‘Deep knowledge of the higher education sector, committed to delivering what we wanted to achieve, rather than simply the lowest risk, easiest options.’

  • ‘A fantastic, highly knowledgeable education team covering a wide range of education-related issues.’

  • ‘Alacoque Marvin is a real expert in the education sector, with a fantastic combination of legal expertise and hands-on experience, which makes her very popular with clients.’

  • ‘Their responsiveness is second to none! I am always speaking with the right person and my key contact and I work really well together to allow me to explain in layman's terms what it is I need before handing me over to someone I may not have worked with before.’

Key clients

  • James Montgomery Academy Trust
  • Leeds Beckett Student’s Union
  • Ponteland Academy Trust
  • Coast and Vale Learning Trust

Work highlights

Advising James Montgomery Academy Trust on its continued growth involving a range of complex property issues.
Advising Leeds Beckett Students’ Union on a pioneering new governance structure for the students’ union sector.
Advising Ponteland Academy Trust on a complex property transaction involving funders and government consent.

Practice head

Chris Billington

Other key lawyers

Tim Wrigley; Alacoque Marvin