Education: Institutions (Schools)
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 1
About
Provided by Stone King LLP
Stone King's Education Team delivers high quality, full-service legal advice informed by national know-how but delivered locally through our network of offices in Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London and Manchester.
Externally recognised as a leading firm for education law in the UK, we have specialists with deep sector experience in all aspects of school and college provision. In addition to advice on educational provision itself, our broader team daily advises on areas such as employment, property and procurement, and we also have specialists advising on all aspects of school and college life, including areas as diverse as immigration and intellectual property.
We offer a cost effective retainer service to our education clients as well as an in-house HR consultancy service.
Chambers Review
Stone King has a top-quality national education practice with strong experience advising independent and state schools. The team handles a full suite of services from educational provision and employment matters to judicial review and tribunal cases. It is a leading practice for academy development and representation of faith schools, with profound expertise regarding the third sector and education policy.
Work Highlights
- Stone King advised Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy Trust on preparing an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement to allow staff to occupy flats in the Academy Trust's annexe building.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stone King give excellent legal advice."
"The firm delivered bespoke, speedy responses with outstanding outcomes."
"The lawyers are always responsive and go the extra mile to ensure that we understand all the options."
"Stone King give excellent legal advice."
"The firm delivered bespoke, speedy responses with outstanding outcomes."
"The lawyers are always responsive and go the extra mile to ensure that we understand all the options."
Notable Practitioners
Roger Inman primarily advises schools and academies on governance, reorganisation and financial matters. He also specialises in exclusion, safeguarding and discrimination cases, as well as SEN issues.
"Roger is very knowledgeable and provides strong assurance."
"Roger Inman is outstanding in every respect."
Helen Tucker is highly regarded for her dedicated practice advising independent schools. She advises on a broad spectrum of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, collaboration arrangements and safeguarding issues.
"Helen Tucker understood the wide-reaching effects of a challenging complaint."
Stephen Ravenscroft has considerable expertise in representing academies and independent schools. He regularly handles academy conversions, acquisitions and mergers, as well as governance and insolvency issues.
Laura Berman of Stone King is recognised for her education practice that sees her predominantly advising state schools. She is adept at handling a wide range of matters including admissions and exclusions, appeals, SEN, parental complaints and safeguarding.
"Laura was a dream to work with."
Richard Freeth is noted for his representation of schools and academies in judicial reviews concerning admissions, exclusions and behaviour policy. He frequently deals with parental complaints and Equality Act claims within the First-tier Tribunal.
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Members
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