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What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland offers substantial expertise in education law, including matters relating to pensions, admissions, data protection and freedom of information. The team counsels a range of education clients and has significant experience handling academy transfers and conversions. It is steeped in all facets of governance and regulatory compliance, as well as the full spectrum of contentious matters.

Work Highlights

  • Eversheds Sutherland advised a multi-academy trust on the conversion of a Hub School from a local authority-maintained school to an academy.

Strengths

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The Eversheds Sutherland team are excellent and have a wide breadth of knowledge.

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Eversheds Sutherland's advice for complex situations is methodical, clear and well-reasoned.

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The Eversheds Sutherland team listens attentively, gets to know us as a business, and takes cognisance of our current needs and future aspirations for growth.

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Eversheds Sutherland is able to use a wide range of specialised knowledge bases to provide tailored advice.

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The firm provides practical, pragmatic advice and is down to earth in its approach.

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Notable Practitioners

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Ben Wood
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Ben Wood
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Ben Wood frequently assists multi-academy trusts with academy conversions and employment issues. He is experienced in handling executive pay reviews, parental complaints and employment tribunal proceedings involving discrimination claims.

Ben always provides timely, practical and sound legal advice.

Ben Wood provides excellent advice, is very approachable and responsive.

Ben is absolutely superb in every area, we cannot rate him highly enough.

Ben is brilliant and always pragmatic in his advice. He understands the situations we are facing.

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