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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.





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What the Team is Known For

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 was instructed by Oasis Charitable Trust in the establishment of the UK's first secure school in Medway.

Strengths

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Stone King has an excellent reputation and listens to the client to grasp the context.

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Stone King has a very strong service-focused work ethic.

Education: Institutions (Schools) respondent
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I have been impressed with the Stone King team's ability to manage several interlinked issues at once over an extended period of time.

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Stone King is phenomenal in the SEN space.

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Notable Practitioners

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Roger Inman
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Roger Inman
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Senior Statespeople

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 Inman is phenomenal in the SEN space, providing incredible content in a real and practical way.

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Adam McRae-Taylor
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Adam McRae-Taylor
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Band 4

Adam McRae-Taylor assists with employment matters in the education sector, primarily for independent schools and multi-academy trusts. He has particular expertise in relation to pensions matters, TUPE transfers, safeguarding and pastoral issues.

Adam McRae-Taylor is very willing and able to deliver.

He has handled our matters with utmost professionalism and care.

Adam is simply outstanding – professional, knowledgeable and highly approachable.

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Laura Berman
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Laura Berman
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Laura Berman 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 is a great solicitor to work with. She always provides comprehensive advice.

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Richard Freeth
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Richard Freeth
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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.

Richard Freeth is an excellent solicitor and would always be my go-to.

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Stephen Ravenscroft
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Stephen Ravenscroft
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Band 4
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.

I appreciate his warmth and friendliness. He steps up for us when we are at the crunch point of the deal.

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Roger Inman
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Roger Inman
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Senior Statespeople
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Adam McRae-Taylor
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Adam McRae-Taylor
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Band 4
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Laura Berman
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Laura Berman
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Band 4
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Richard Freeth
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Richard Freeth
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Band 4
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Stephen Ravenscroft
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Stephen Ravenscroft
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Band 4
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Members

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Jean Boyle

Head of Department

Tom Morrison

Tom Morrison

Head of Department